This policy sparked a fierce debate within Germany about whether or not to keep its nuclear industry in perpetuity.
Asked on German television whether coal was the best option, Thunberg supported nuclear power.
The nuclear power plant of RWE AG is located in Lingen, Germany.attributed to him:AP
“It depends,” she said. “If we have [nuclear] It really works, I feel it’s a mistake to shut it down in order to focus on charcoal.”
She described the controversy as “highly contagious”.
Germany’s Finance Minister and Liberal Democrats Chairman Christian Lindner welcomed Thunberg’s comments.
“I welcome Friday for Future’s support of Greta Thunberg for the position of FDP to keep our nuclear plants on the grid,” he said.
“In this energy war, everything that generates electricity must be on the grid…the reasons speak for themselves – economically and physically.”
France and the United Kingdom have drawn up plans to ramp up their nuclear ambitions to secure independent, carbon-neutral energy sources in the wake of the energy crisis.
At the recent Labor Party convention, leader Keir Starmer rebuked the Conservatives for not opening a new nuclear plant in their 12 years in power.
In Australia, both sides supported a ban on any nuclear industry, even though Australia is an exporter of uranium.
However, after the coalition lost the election, opposition leader Peter Dutton said it was time for an honest review of whether nuclear power should be seen in Australia’s energy mix, a policy his government did not support when it was in power.
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Originally published at Melbourne News Vine
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