German power generation is some of the dirtiest in the world. In 2024 321g CO2eq/kWh. Right now at the time of posting, literally they're emitting 1/2 a kilogram of C02 for one kilowatt-hour.
Meanwhile France, the country Germany claims is not producing "clean" energy: 2024 27g CO2eq/kWh. Time of posting, 95.7% of their electricity is from nuclear, wind, hydro, solar.
Sources:
- Would you want to raise kids living close to a plant? (with higher likelihood of childhood leukemia etc.)
- Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste processing plant such as Le Hague or Sellafield, with all the incidents?
- Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste disposal site?
- Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)?
- Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them?
If you can answer all these questions with a clear yes, continue to promote it. If not, please don't!
Those studies are about as credible as links between Autism and vaccines...
> - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste processing plant such as Le Hague or Sellafield, with all the incidents?
I would not care, there are no negative health benefits.
> - Would you want to live close to a nuclear waste disposal site?
Absolutely. Tax revenue and jobs for the area with no negative effects that you wouldn't have with other construction either.
> - Would you want to pay much more for electricity than would be possible using cheaper sources than nuclear, either directly, or hidden through taxes (as in France)?
You are plainly misinformed, as a matter of fact EDF even had to sell their power at a loss way below market rate to their competitors due to the goverment.
> - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them?
Nice cherry picking when Canada and Australia are even bigger exporters. Sure, why not trade with them.
Come up, stop with the BS. And Stop burning coal.
Do you just want to deny reality when it doesn't suit your preconceived notions? Though:
> Fascinating, given that I grew up near Burlington, Kansas, I just must be glowing at night?
doesn't give me much hope you're engaging seriously with this topic.
As opposed to subsidies of intermittents [0]?
> - Do you want your country to import uranium from countries such as Russia or Niger, and depend on them?
Russia has a large share of enrichment capacity [1], and conversion to HEX [2]. But they don't control the uranium resource, having only an 8% share of the market [3].
[1] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...
[2] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...
[3] https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c...