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2023-08-16 19:22:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C91E0698DC1A49AA70A6B5E1892FCD4DEF86C5AD73591CA4C5C40EB33530B735
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The German Institute for Economic Research concluded that nuclear closures will lead to more fossil fuels and imports, increasing emissions in the short term If the phase-out never happened, fossil generation today would be 30% instead of 50%, and cumulative emissions lower https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/qa-why-germany-phasing-out-nuclear-power-and-why-now#six https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/10/germany-end-nuclear-cost-climate-health/
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