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German Greens crusade against nuclear power

Nikola Kiš by Nikola Kiš
5 March 2021
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German Greens crusade against nuclear power
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Brussels (Brussels Morning) Germany’s Greens have filed a motion calling on the government to halt uranium exports and to fight against nuclear power in Europe, DW reported on Thursday.

The party wants the government to stop increased use of nuclear energy in other countries as part of their green transition, maintaining that Germany should contest plans for subsidising nuclear power in the EU.

The Greens want the government to take a more critical view of other EU member states’ plans to build new nuclear power installations or extend planned operations of existing facilities.

The party insists that Germany’s current exports are in violation of EU law, pointing out that nuclear power plants present risks. It notes for example that Germany exports nuclear fuel to several nuclear power plants, all of which are within 100 kilometres of Germany’s borders.

The report by the Greens points out that Germany’s green transition plans include phasing out nuclear energy. Chancellor Angela Merkel had announced overturning the nuclear phase-out as part of her campaign in the previous election, but later decided to reimpose it.

Germany has closed most of its nuclear power plants, with those remaining due to be closed by the end of 2022.

Greens motion unlikely to succeed 

“While the last nuclear power plant will be shut down at the end of next year, Germany continues to supply nuclear reactors around the world with fuel”, the party noted.

Welcoming the push against nuclear power in Germany, the Greens also insist that uranium exports to other countries must stop, arguing that other countries should not use nuclear power.

The Greens are currently in opposition so there is little likelihood that their motion will be adopted. However, the party could become a part of the ruling majority after the national elections slated for later this year, and that would make its energy policies much more difficult to ignore.

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