Summary

A new Innofact poll shows 55% of Germans support returning to nuclear power, a divisive issue influencing coalition talks between the CDU/CSU and SPD.

While 36% oppose the shift, support is strongest among men and in southern and eastern Germany.

About 22% favor restarting recently closed reactors; 32% support building new ones.

Despite nuclear support, 57% still back investment in renewables. The CDU/CSU is exploring feasibility, but the SPD and Greens remain firmly against reversing the nuclear phase-out, citing stability and past policy shifts.

  • lumony
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    12 hours ago

    It’s not perfect, but to forego nuclear energy while still burning fossil fuels is retarded.

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        10 hours ago

        So if our energy needs are not being met even while burning fossil fuels, why would you argue against nuclear energy which further reduces the supply of available energy?

        • wewbull@feddit.uk
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          8 hours ago

          Nuclear keeps us on the teet of fossils fuels for longer than switching to renewables. Nuclear takes too long to build. Renewables can come online incrementally displacing fossil fuels far sooner. It drops the rate of damage faster.

          If we wait for nuclear plants that haven’t even been green lot yet the accumulated damage will be massive.

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            7 hours ago

            Yeah. You’re just showing us that you lack a fundamental understanding of how the power grid works.

            Nuclear keeps us on the teet of fossils fuels for longer than switching to renewables.

            It doesn’t, but I’d like to see you explain how.

            Nuclear takes too long to build.

            No it doesn’t. We still need more energy sources.

            Renewables can come online incrementally displacing fossil fuels far sooner.

            Our energy needs are not being met right now. I can’t stress this enough: you simply do not have even a basic level of understanding about how the power grid works.

            It drops the rate of damage faster.

            Yeah. You’re clueless.

    • taladar@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      As opposed to thinking we could replace fossil fuels with nuclear power faster than we can replace them with renewables which is obviously a totally sane belief given how large construction projects are going… /s