IEA urges Germany to reconsider plans for phase-out of N-energy

Germany should reconsider a plan to phase out nuclear energy or it will undermine the security of its power supply and make it harder to tackle global warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday.
If the plan to phase out atomic power by the early 2020s goes ahead, Germany is likely to be increasingly reliant on Russian natural gas, and burn more fossil fuels, the IEA said in its first in-depth review of German energy policy since 2002.
As Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to host a summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations where she will press for more concerted action on combating global warming, the IEA said dropping nuclear power would make this much harder.
“While the phase-out threatens to result in higher overall emissions of carbon dioxide than today, it will certainly prevent Germany from reaching its full potential over the long term,” the IEA said.
“We strongly encourage the government to reconsider the decision to phase out nuclear power.”

Gulf Times