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<strong>atw</strong> Vol. 64 (2019) | Issue 4 ı April<br />

Notes<br />

Phase-Out:<br />

<strong>Nuclear</strong> Be<strong>for</strong>e Coal – Almost Half of Germans Think This Is a Mistake<br />

The customer portal Verivox released the results of their survey, in<br />

which they asked if it was a mistake by politics in Germany to<br />

phase-out nuclear be<strong>for</strong>e coal. The German coal phase-out is<br />

envisaged <strong>for</strong> 2038, while the nuclear phase-out is scheduled until<br />

2022. Almost half of Germans (44.1 %) considers this order to be a<br />

“To reach the climate goals, Germany has decided to phase-out coal.<br />

Do you think it was a mistake by politics to phase-out nuclear first?”<br />

climate policy mistake. On the other hand, 49 per cent of the<br />

respondents consider the preferred nuclear phase-out to be the right<br />

choice. Apparently, they assess the potential hazards of nuclear<br />

power higher than the climate load associated with coal-fired power<br />

generation.<br />

For further details<br />

please contact:<br />

Nicolas Wendler<br />

DAtF<br />

Robert-Koch-Platz 4<br />

10115 Berlin<br />

Germany<br />

E-mail: presse@<br />

kernenergie.de<br />

www.kernenergie.de<br />

DATF EDITORIAL NOTES<br />

189<br />

All respondents<br />

Yes, in Any Case<br />

Rather Yes<br />

Undecided<br />

Rather No<br />

No, in No Way<br />

29 %<br />

15 %<br />

6 %<br />

17 %<br />

33 %<br />

Responses by age group<br />

18-29<br />

24 %<br />

18 %<br />

9 %<br />

23 %<br />

26 %<br />

30-39<br />

31 %<br />

10 %<br />

5 %<br />

20 %<br />

34 %<br />

40-49<br />

29 %<br />

18 %<br />

6 %<br />

14 %<br />

34 %<br />

50-64<br />

28 %<br />

14 %<br />

8 %<br />

16 %<br />

35 %<br />

65+<br />

31 %<br />

16 %<br />

5 %<br />

15 %<br />

33 %<br />

Yes, in Any Case<br />

Rather Yes<br />

Undecided<br />

Rather No<br />

No, in No Way<br />

Source: Verivox<br />

DAtF Notes

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