German Nulear plants...

[R1Geezer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-1359220
Is this a litte bit rash from the normally calm Germans? What are they going to use for power going forward?

[anotheoldgit]

Link not working Geezer.

[R1Geezer]

it's on the front page of BBC news site, try this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...world-europe-13592208

[anotheoldgit]

Perhaps we should now open up our disused coal pits again, and this time sell our coal to Germany?

It would seem that their Government takes notice of their ant-nuclear protesters.

It would appear that the Plymouth protest in March didn't stir up any changes, in our Government's nuclear policy?

http://tinyurl.com/3gx4v2m

[Gromit]

// Shaun Burnie, nuclear adviser for environmental campaign group Greenpeace International, told the BBC World Service that Germany had already invested heavily in renewable energy.

"The various studies from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change show that renewables could deliver, basically, global electricity by 2050," he said.

"Germany is going to be ahead of the game on that and it is going to make a lot of money, so the message to Germany's industrial competitors is that you can base your energy policy not on nuclear, not on coal, but on renewables." //

[Teddy_boy]

Germany has major investment in solar and other renewable energy sources. this isnt a surprise and the German government has been working toward this goal . no big hoo haa . they're far more organised and prepared than the UK it would appear. what are we going to do is what you should be asking yourself as its far more relevant.

[Teddy_boy]

What facts and figures do you have to hand ?

[Teddy_boy]

http://www.renewablee...ewable-energy-economy
Im no expert , as i assume you arent either , but they do seem to have a plan and are working to it.What has the uk got ?

[Teddy_boy]

Uk government renewable energy target by 2020 is 15% in comparison to the German target ( which appears to be achievable if reports are to be believed ) is 30%.No wonder they are streets ahead of us in this.

[Teddy_boy]

i have and obviously i cant see into the future.but i can only go on what they aspire to achieve. isnt it sad that the uk has aspirations 50% of germanys? so if i am correct and germany achieve their goal the uk will at best be lagging 50% behind them? or posssibly even worse than that?

[Teddy_boy]

http://en.wikipedia.o...ble_energy_in_Germany
at 16% in 2009 i think it is possible they can achieve their target of 30% by 2020 , but they are already nearly 2% ahead of the uk's target for 2020 so they're hardly dragging their heels.