Global warming

[PierreB]

@dougselsam

As I recall, Germany was shutting down baseline spinning-reserve nuke plants and substituting intermittent wind turbines. The idea was “nukes are bad”, while “wind is good”. The result was some of the most expensive electricity in the world.

And for those interested in global warming and emissions of greenhouse gases like CO2, take a look at the map, with live CO2 emissions figures by country or region (gCO₂eq/kWh).

Live 24/7 CO₂ emissions of electricity consumption

Now France : 46 g with 75.78% nuclear…, compared to Germany : 591 g with 33.14% coal, 15.87% gas, 4.6% wind…, so more than 12 times more. As the wind is intermittent, a fossil back-up is required.