German energy transition is sustainable?
(Policy Brief 281 - September 2012)
11/09/12

Germany began in 2011 a radical transition energy, or "Energiewende", whose goal is the complete abandonment of nuclear energy by 2022 and reduce emissions of greenhouse gas emissions in countries of 80-95% by 2050 . Before that date, the country will have to produce electricity by passing almost entirely of gas, oil and coal to replace 80% of renewable energy (RE).

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Summary

• The ambitious goal of Energiewende : without nuclear energy, but also of fossil fuels and carbon
  
• An appeal must fossil fuels to provide the energy transition
  
• Development of renewable energy, spearhead Energiewende , faces many challenges
  
• Costs Energiewende are uncertain, but generally very high, and will be based ultimately on the German consumer
  
• The Energiewende result of a sovereign decision not without risk to the equilibrium of the EU energy policy
  

(And yes, they either use google translate or someone rather incompetent to write their English summary...)

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