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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. But given the fungible nature of silicon, some fear the Chinese government could evade such controls. [36] as a whole. [52]

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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. to avoid passing the 1.5C

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