{"id":2255,"date":"2023-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/germany-shutting-down-last-3-nuclear-plants-relying-coal-natural-gas-during-clean-energy-push\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T00:00:00","slug":"germany-shutting-down-last-3-nuclear-plants-relying-coal-natural-gas-during-clean-energy-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/germany-shutting-down-last-3-nuclear-plants-relying-coal-natural-gas-during-clean-energy-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany shutting down last 3 nuclear plants, relying on coal, natural gas during 'clean' energy push"},"content":{"rendered":"
Germany<\/a> has begun dismantling its nuclear energy infrastructure, claiming the country will aim for a 100% renewable energy systems.<\/p>\n The European financial power is shutting down its final three reactors<\/a> \u2014 Emsland, Neckarwestheim II, and Isar II. <\/p>\n “Nuclear power supplied electricity for three generations, but its legacy remains dangerous for 30,000 generations,” German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said Saturday.<\/p>\n GERMAN GOVERNMENT DISMISSES CALLS TO DELAY THE SHUTDOWN OF COUNTRY’S LAST 3 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n FILE – Water vapor rises from the cooling tower of nuclear power plant of Neckarwestheim II in Neckarwestheim, Germany, Aug. 22, 2022.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Michael Probst, File)<\/span><\/p>\n Environmentalists in the country are celebrating the end of what they believe is a dangerous power source \u2014 but critics are furious at what they say is a needless abandonment of valuable, clean energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n “While many countries in the world are even expanding nuclear power, Germany is doing the opposite,” Bavarian Governor Markus Soeder said of the change in energy policy. <\/p>\n GERMANY WILL KEEP 2 OF THEIR 3 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS RUNNING AHEAD OF POSSIBLE ENERGY CRISIS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A mock-up dinosaur lies in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a rally marking the nuclear shutdown in Germany in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, April 15, 2023.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Markus Schreibe)<\/span><\/p>\n He added, “We need every possible form of energy. Otherwise, we risk higher electricity prices and businesses moving away.”<\/p>\n The three plants were originally scheduled to shut down on Dec. 31, 2022. <\/p>\n EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS, CITIZENS GEAR UP FOR WORSENING ENERGY CRISIS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n People attend a rally marking the nuclear shutdown in Germany in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 15, 2023.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/span><\/p>\n Chancellor Olaf ordered a postponement last year amid concerns that Germany might face an energy shortage<\/a> due to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Lawmakers approved the extension on the condition the plants, which began operation more than 30 years ago, would cease operating by mid-April of this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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