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ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri

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ORIGINAL: Politesub53

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ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic
The cost of the actual closing is the reason, not because they were unsustainable.
weve had the same issue here with the cost of closing gas plants, first being given a price tag of 30 millionto shut it, is now going to cost 950 million.
WHere does the money come from to cover it?
borrow from peter to pay paul....

If the subsidies were sustainable, then they would have continued, Lucy. Apparently, the German government decided that, in light of higher energy costs due to the shuttering of the nuke plants, that they could no longer sustain the subsidies at the current level (iow, they were unsustainable).
For some kooky reason, Germany seems to think that increased costs in one area means that costs in other areas need to be reduced to cover. Completely un-American, as US politicians prove time and time again. [:D]

You use some perverse arguments DS........ Read things slow and it may sink in. Green subsides were cut because the money set aside for it was used for something else. In this case it was the safe dismantling of Nuclear Power so Germany can go green. The only thing unsustainable is your argument.

Perverse argument? You do recall this site itself could be referred to as "perverse" by others, right? lol [:D]

I don't have to read slowly. Perhaps you do. Nowhere have I stated that green subsidies were cut for any other reason than what you wrote. That they were chosen to be cut shows that Germany's government decided that they could not be sustained in the current economic environment. If that is not true, why were the subsidies cut?

And, my "completely un-American" assertion is, in fact, a compliment to Germany.

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ORIGINAL: Phydeaux

Ah, another opinion completely devoid of facts.

The fact is that contrary to the European parliament, the EU will set aside mandatory goals per country, setting instead a goal for the entire EU zone.

Which is just politician speak for saying we have just removed any mandatory requirements.

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The fact is that contrary to the European parliament, the EU will set aside mandatory goals per country

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Hidethedecline.eu? Really? How more biased can you get? I went into your link and found it broken, so you're off to a golden start at demonstrating your intellectual prowess. When I fixed the link, it brought me to a bunch of graphs which show an INCREASING trend! And they have the balls to say otherwise?? WOW, just wow XD

To add to the hilarity, this is not a peer reviewed paper or government document, so try again bud. If you're not good enough to play in the big leagues, go back to the sidelines and let the big boys play.

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail
So, whether or not they diminish subsidies for green, they are dumping the nuke plants, they would rather die of lung cancer than radiation poisoning.  Thats all there is to it.