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The next German Chancellor will be a Green
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostI watched "Presse Club" on Sunday, the German Sunday journalists talkshow. This is what the exit from Atomic power means. In 2013 due to the fact that several atomic powerstations will have been switched off and the suppliers will have to buy extra electricity from abroad and expand fossil fuel generation, Electricity prices will be up by 50% (due to having to buy Carbon trading certificates). It would be impossible for producers to replace it with renewables, compunded by the fact that all generators are now refusing to pay into the renewable energy fund, because they have to close Nuclear power stations. For Germany's chemical, steel, aluminium and paper industry, who's costs are approx 50% energy means they will no longer be able to compete, they're now making noises about being subsidised. As the chief editor of the "Handelsblatt" said Germany would have to become a service economy.
Sounds like deindustrialisation to me,While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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It's not the moratorium, in fact energy prices won't be affected this year, the main problem is actually the "Carbon Trading Certificates". Basically due to EU rules in 2013 there will be (massive) surcharges on fossil fuel generation, and bitter reality is that if you shut down atomic power you replace it with fossil fuel, just a fact of life, because renewables don't produce much most of the time. Of course maybe in 20 years maybe the North-Sea will be producing massive amounts of cheap energy, in the meantime because there's no global "carbon" treaty, countries like Brazil, China and India will be competing with their cheap energy and Europe get's saddled with huge elecricity bills.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIt's not the moratorium, in fact energy prices won't be affected this year, the main problem is actually the "Carbon Trading Certificates". Basically due to EU rules in 2013 there will be (massive) surcharges on fossil fuel generation, and bitter reality is that if you shut down atomic power you replace it with fossil fuel, just a fact of life, because renewables don't produce much most of the time. Of course maybe in 20 years maybe the North-Sea will be producing massive amounts of cheap energy, in the meantime because there's no global "carbon" treaty, countries like Brazil, China and India will be competing with their cheap energy and Europe get's saddled with huge elecricity bills.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThe plan to build more coal fired power stations was in place before the decision to prolong the life of nuclear power stations was made in the first place. It's hardly a major surprise.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThe plan to build more coal fired power stations was in place before the decision to prolong the life of nuclear power stations was made in the first place. It's hardly a major surprise.Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostNo the current government had reversed the Atomic shut down, but now they've reversed that (double reverse), with the net effect that all the carbon savings they've made over the last few years will be wiped out, as pointed out by the editor of the Handelsblatt.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThere were always plans to build more coal fired power stations. There has been since well before they decided to extend the life of the nuclear power stations. The plans were not cancelled when they decided to extend the life of the nuclear power stations. Ergo, they knew and have always known they were going to build more coal fired power stations because they have been planning to do so all along. So the cost of carbon trading credits ought not to be a surprise.
Ein Turbo-Atomausstieg wird nach Einschätzung von Experten immense Kosten verursachenLast edited by BlasterBates; 11 April 2011, 15:53.I'm alright JackComment
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The next German Chancellor will be a Green what though?
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostThe next German Chancellor will be a Green what though?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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