German Shift from Nuclear Triggers an Increase in Coal Burning

Yale Environment 360: The German government's decision to phase out all of the nation's nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima disaster has led to an increase in coal-burning within Europe's largest economy. Coal consumption in Germany has grown by 4.9 percent since Chancellor Angela Merkel announced plans to shift away from nuclear power over the next decade, according to a Bloomberg News report. While German leaders intended the new policy to strengthen the nation's reliance on renewable energy, Germany's...

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