Because of the risk of accidents and concerns about nuclear waste storage, many countries have decided to phase out nuclear power. As a result, coal-fired power is increasingly being used to generate electricity, leading to increased air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, further exacerbating climate change.
Additional emissions from phasing out nuclear energy
Because of the risk of accidents and concerns about nuclear waste storage, many countries have decided to phase out nuclear power. As a result, coal-fired power is increasingly being used to generate electricity, leading to increased air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, further exacerbating climate change.
Nº 50
- Climate & Atmosphere
- Safe Provision of Energy
- Phase-out of Nuclear Energy
some attempts made
past case
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Region-2
Region-3
Region-4
ongoing case
no attempts made
Additional emissions from phasing out nuclear energy
The rapid phase-out of nuclear power in Germany increased the country’s dependence on coal and fossil gas, resulting in a very slow phase-out of coal and deaths from increased air pollution.
- Facilitated the efforts to address the initial problem; The problem-shift had no effect on the efforts to address the initial problem
- Cascading (far-reaching effects following each other); Multilple (effects disconected from each other)
Jarvis, S., Deschenes, O., & Jha, A. (2022). The private and external costs of Germany’s nuclear phase-out. Journal of the European Economic Association, 20(3), 1311-1346. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac007
Jarvis, S., Deschenes, O., & Jha, A. (2022). The private and external costs of Germany’s nuclear phase-out. Journal of the European Economic Association, 20(3), 1311-1346. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac007
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