Book contents
- In Search of Good Energy Policy
- In Search of Good Energy Policy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Multidisciplinary Perspectives
- Part II Cases and Multidisciplinary Responses
- 10 The Ethics of Nuclear Energy: Its Past, Present and Future1
- 11 Fukushima and German Energy Policy 2005–2015/2016
- 12 Rethinking the Environmental State: An Economic History of the Swedish Environmental Kuznets Curve for Carbon
- 13 Fossil Fuel Systems to 100 Per Cent Renewable Energy-Based Smart Energy Systems: Lessons from the Case of Denmark, 1973–2017
- 14 The Politics of Carbon Capture and Storage: How Interests Have Outstripped Economics in Shaping the Evolution of a Technology
- 15 Scaling Clean Energy for Data Centres: Trends, Problems, Solutions
- 16 Public Participation in the Context of Energy Activities: The Role of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
- 17 Biofuel Energy, Ancestral Time and the Destruction of Borneo: An Ethical Perspective
- 18 From Inspiration to Implementation: Laudato Si’, Public Theology and the Demands of Energy Policy
- Part III Multidisciplinary Cases
- Index
11 - Fukushima and German Energy Policy 2005–2015/2016
from Part II - Cases and Multidisciplinary Responses
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 June 2019
- In Search of Good Energy Policy
- In Search of Good Energy Policy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Multidisciplinary Perspectives
- Part II Cases and Multidisciplinary Responses
- 10 The Ethics of Nuclear Energy: Its Past, Present and Future1
- 11 Fukushima and German Energy Policy 2005–2015/2016
- 12 Rethinking the Environmental State: An Economic History of the Swedish Environmental Kuznets Curve for Carbon
- 13 Fossil Fuel Systems to 100 Per Cent Renewable Energy-Based Smart Energy Systems: Lessons from the Case of Denmark, 1973–2017
- 14 The Politics of Carbon Capture and Storage: How Interests Have Outstripped Economics in Shaping the Evolution of a Technology
- 15 Scaling Clean Energy for Data Centres: Trends, Problems, Solutions
- 16 Public Participation in the Context of Energy Activities: The Role of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
- 17 Biofuel Energy, Ancestral Time and the Destruction of Borneo: An Ethical Perspective
- 18 From Inspiration to Implementation: Laudato Si’, Public Theology and the Demands of Energy Policy
- Part III Multidisciplinary Cases
- Index
Summary
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in 2011 led to some drastic reactions in Germany, in particular an immediate shutdown of older nuclear power plants. This event is therefore often seen as a turning point, or a major accelerator for the German Energiewende. We investigate the short-term effects, but also put the event into a longer, ten-year perspective. This shows that hardly any trend in the energy policy was strongly affected by policy decisions of 2011. Major trends are the increase of renewable electricity sources, the phase-out of nuclear power and a slight increase in energy efficiency, while total energy consumption and also greenhouse gas emissions remained stable in the decade 2005–2015/16. We also provide some tentative explanations for these developments.
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- In Search of Good Energy Policy , pp. 120 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019