Germany completed its nuclear phase-out in 2023 and has greatly increased renewables. However, the path required major grid investments, management of gas dependence, progressive reduction of coal, and electricity imports and exports. Emissions from the electricity sector have also fallen thanks to renewables and the reduction of coal, but the German case is not automatically transferable to all countries.
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Has Germany proved that you can do without nuclear energy?
It has shown that nuclear can be closed, not that it is always the optimal choice.
