[MagnumOpus]

The nuclear exit was started 10 years before that - mostly also because of vibes: the Green Party became junior coalition partner in the government for the first time, and the greens had a longstanding anti-nuclear stance from their roots in the 1970s anti-nuclear weapons movement… They pushed for the nuclear exit.

When the conservatives regained power, they vowed to cancel and stop the exit timeline, but then came Fukushima and an irrational media panic - and Merkel did what she does best.

[jajko]

> and Merkel did what she does best.

You mean f_ck up safety and security of whole Old continent for decades to come, for some ego polishing, personal weaknesses or similar noble reasons?

She still admits no failures nor missteps during her reign in many topics where she clearly failed badly, despite journalists asking very direct questions about this. I wonder when will German population realize how much long term damage she has done, if ever.

[pydry]

Vibes, chernobyl and also the absurd cost of nuclear power.

Poland is building nuclear power now though, after decades of burning epic amounts of coal (~85% of their electricity output).

This is most likely coz it provides a route to creating a nuclear weapon in a hurry "just in case". It isnt cost effective for them for any other purpose.

[ZeroGravitas]

> Poland generated 54% of electricity from coal in 2024, down from 70% just 2 years ago

https://ember-energy.org/countries-and-regions/poland/

They keep putting their nuclear switch on date backwards (2040 now I think?) but renewables have been taking big chunks out of the problem and will continue to do so.

[CalRobert]

Well they saw what happened to a nuclear free Ukraine