The Role of Nuclear Energy for the Achievement of the EU’s and Russia’s Climate Targets

... dichotomy of approaches seems to be forming between Germany and France. Two different strategies for the achievement of the green transition, which are highly in contrast with one another. The German “Energiewende” with its anti-nuclear feature Germany is adamant on the phasing out of nuclear power from the national energy mix, with a strategy that puts the focus mainly in research and improvement of the renewable energy sector. In 2002, the “Act on the structured phase-out of the utilization of nuclear energy for the commercial generation of electricity” prevented the possibility of issuing new licenses for the construction ...