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The Windmill and the Atom: Energiewende Germany's Energy Transition feat. Thijs Beckers

The Windmill and the Atom: Energiewende Germany's Energy Transition feat. Thijs Beckers

FromDecouple


The Windmill and the Atom: Energiewende Germany's Energy Transition feat. Thijs Beckers

FromDecouple

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Germany has pursued a bold 550 billion euro transition plan away from Nuclear Energy towards a 100% renewables energy system.  The Energiewende as it is known also aims to phase out fossil fuels but remains heavily reliant on coal, natural gas and biomass to firm up its fleet of intermittent renewables. Thies Beckers, a dutch energy analyst, joins me for a discussion about how the Energiewende is going and discusses his upcoming documentary, Atom-Exit. For more information about the film and to make a donation please visit www.easynuclear.com and follow Thies on twitter @thiesbeckers. 
Released:
Jun 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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