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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

Law Columbia

On April 29, 2021 the German Constitutional Court (the Bundesverfassungsgericht, or GCC) rendered a ground-breaking judgment, requiring the German government to establish specific plans to achieve its mid-century greenhouse gas emissions goal. (An By Jaap Spier [1]. An English press release is available here. However, adopting a 1.5C

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] 23] In response to Fukushima, the Japanese government shut down its nuclear plants and the cost of electricity went up. 25] And that amount does not include the costs associated with local and state political opposition. trillion. [25]