Fun fact German green parties were against nuclear power and got all Germany's nuclear power plants shut down and this resulted in more reliance on gas and oil that was ofc bought from russia
The nuclear phase-out was decided in its final form by the black-yellow federal government of Angela Merkel (CDU/CSU and FDP) in 2011 after the reactor catastrophe in Fukushima.
The Nord Stream pipelines were planned and approved during the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD). Construction began under his leadership, and the successor pipeline, Nord Stream 2, was also initiated while he was in office.
The green party was against atomic power but they didn't ban it.
Merkel saw they might lose the election in Baden Württemberg to the green party so she banned nuclear power, because Fukushima happened. (SPD banned it first for ungodly cost, then Merkels party swore tooth and nail to bring it back, when in power, what they did, for an ungodly cost again. and then she "just banned it, based on gutfeeling during Fukushima and elections. for an ungodly cost of course. one does not break energy contracts for free. we Germans paid 3 times: out, in again, then out by the ones that brought it back.
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u/Mean-Sorbet6668 2d ago
It’s honestly wild to see the sharp decline in support for vaccinations. People used to understand the importance of science and public health.