Germany’s economy minister has called for a rethink of her country’s opposition to nuclear power, warning that its reliance on gas leaves it vulnerable to energy shocks.
Speaking as she launched a new investor conference to attract foreign capital to Europe’s largest economy, Katherina Reiche said previous governments’ decision to shut down Germany’s nuclear power plants meant there was now “no alternative” to gas to meet demand.
“We need gas to secure our supply — that is the only baseload supply I have left,” she told the FT. “Politically speaking, I have no alternative.”
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