Was Germany right to close its nuclear power plants?

Enrique Dans
Enrique Dans
Published in
3 min readApr 29, 2024

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IMAGE: An illustration of a map of Germany with a rusty, old, and disconnected nuclear power plant. The plant is depicted as dilapidated and stands out on the map, symbolizing the country’s transition away from nuclear energy

A very interesting article in The Conversation, “Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal — and why it won’t go back”, explains the country’s energiewende (energy transition or energy revolution), and why the 2022 decision has turned out to be the right one.

Ill-informed sceptics claim Germany burns more coal because it has closed its nuclear power plants, the data show that…

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Enrique Dans
Enrique Dans

Professor of Innovation at IE Business School and blogger (in English here and in Spanish at enriquedans.com)