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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 3] ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2007 for the unofficial English translation under 7.5.2. [4]

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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] 31] Many energy experts are enthusiastic about solar panels, but new information has called the social and ethical value of the technology into question. The study authors concluded that higher variability was the main driver of higher costs. [18]