German parliament approved a plan to shut down nuclear power plants in the country in 2022 to come. European economies are now focused on their ambition to use the latest energy.
Nuclear plant closure plans came after the case of a nuclear reactor leak in Japan. Of the vote, 513 lawmakers agreed, 79 disagreed, and 8 abstentions.
From 17 nuclear reactors operating in the country, as many as 8 of them was shut down permanently. Temporary nine other reactor will be closed gradually until the end of 2022.
In 2020, Germany plans to double the energy derived from water, wind, solar, and biogas at least up to 35 percent of energy needs. Until this year alone, the source of nuclear energy supplies about 25 percent of national electricity needs.
"People wonder whether the Germans were able to do this? The reason is, this is the first time one of the major industrial countries expressed readiness to conduct technological and economic revolution like this," said Norbert Roettgen, German Environment Minister, as quoted by AP, July 1 2011.
The government itself has not elaborate detail about their plans to switch to renewable energy sources. "Of course it would be costly. But that would not exceed the burdens we must bear," said Roettgen.
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