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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2023
Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal. While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022.
Environmental Progress
JANUARY 20, 2022
Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.
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A Greener Life
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Around 75% comes from fossil fuels: burning coal, natural gas and oil.
A Greener Life
APRIL 29, 2023
The German nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld before it was decommissioned in 2015. By Anders Lorenzen As Germany completed its nuclear phase-out earlier this month, it becomes clear that Europe’s economic and industrial powerhouse is further away from climate action than almost every single EU member country. via Wikimedia.
A Greener Life
JULY 30, 2021
In Germany, fossil fuels are king. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. But the reality is that Germany is far from the top of the leaderboard when it comes to climate action in Europe, let alone in the world.
Vermont Law
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. On August 11, 2015, the Kyushu Electric Power Company began the restart process on the No. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 26, 2022
Depending on the nature and extent of the damage, the plant could experience one or more core meltdowns or spent nuclear fuel pool fires, which could trigger a radiological release rivaling that of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident or even the larger release from the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
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