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| shavenferret said: They wouldn't have to bend over for Russia if the Germans (who might be influencing france and belgium) would diversify their energy and go into nuclear. But the ghost of the holocaust is still firmly within germany and nobody will trust them with nuclear power. Frustrating. |
Apart from Germany having their own reasons (the population) to get rid of nuclear energy, this has nothing to do with going into nuclear.
France derives about 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy.... Belgium is a bit over 40%.
Mainland Europe prefers gas for cooking, not electric. You can't power gas stoves with nuclear power... Same for heating, hot water.
But yes, it shouldn't be an excuse not to get gas from elsewhere. Or use a blend with hydrogen from electrolysis. The problem with that is that Hydrogen is a much smaller molecule and more easily leaks out of existing gas pipeline infrastructure. It all takes a lot of time to adjust :/
It's hard to stand up for what's right when you don't want to inconvenience your own population or economy even a hair... Money comes first, own people (that vote for you) second, morals / doing the right thing last.
Germany doesn't need to influence anyone behind the scenes, all countries are out for themselves first. The U in EU is just for mutual trade benefits.
