2019 Clean Energy Nuclear Power Politics 
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019.
Energy and Climate Law
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Introduction On 11 December 2019, the new European Commission presided by Ursula Von der Leyen presented the European Green Deal. Interestingly enough, article 5 of the proposed regulation sets a list of activities the JTF shall not support and it includes the decommissioning or construction of nuclear power stations.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2023
Let’s together get control over our energy supply chain so Putin and the Saudis can no longer control our destiny and our wallets. We have made a start by expanding our wind power, extending our nuclear power, pushing hard to get access to Canadian hydro power, and making our homes more energy efficient—that’s less costs and carbon free.
Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
The total number of negative price hours, whereby power plants had to pay people to take unneeded electricity, grew dramatically between 2019 and 2020, just as they did in California during the same period, and have grown since. Part of the problem in Texas was that wind and solar farms set the price for the rest of the system.
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 21] In 2019, German electricity prices were 45 percent higher than the European average. [22]
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 8, 2022
The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. Read more here. Read more here. At least $12.5
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 4, 2022
The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. Read more here. Read more here. At least $12.5
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