Sweden’s parliament has voted to change its 100% renewable target to a 100% fossil-free target, leaving the door open for nuclear.

Sweden’s parliament has voted to change its 100% renewable target to a 100% fossil-free target, leaving the door open for nuclear.

  • NakedSphynxPotato@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    2 years ago

    Sweden tried and failed running 100% renewable energy and ended up threatening blackouts the last few winters, asking people not to hoover and to stop wasting electricity. In the end fossil energy from Germany and Eastern Europe was bought.

    At the current rate we’re not leaving our future generations much either, and as it stands Sweden can’t produce 100% renewable energy which is a problem we need to solve before we shut down the Swedish power plants. Nuclear might not be the best alternative, but it’s way better than fossil.

    • M-Reimer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Thanks for the background. If they already have the nuclear power plants in place, it is totally reasonable to keep them running a bit longer until the problems with renewable energy are sorted out.