| Author (Person) | Atkins, Ralph |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 6.9.10 |
| Publication Date | 06/09/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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Germany’s government has struck a ground-breaking deal on energy policy on the 5 September 2010 that will see the lifetimes of the country’s nuclear power stations extended substantially – and utility companies in exchange paying towards the development of renewable alternatives. The power generators Eon, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall will pay a nuclear-fuel rods tax of €2.3bn until 2016, a charge that will turn into a contribution to fostering renewable-energy sources in the years after. Opposition political parties and environmentalists are against the changes. Giant windparks, insulated buildings, electric cars and a European supergrid were also part of the German proposals: an ambitious but vague blueprint to launch a new era of green energy for Europe's largest economy. Anti-nuclear protestors took to the streets of Berlin on the 18 September 2010 to voice their anger over the government's decision to extend the lifespans of Germany's atomic reactors. Organisers say around 100,000 people took part. |
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