Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/46214865

Plans to build more gas plants are not new, and the previous government also wanted to expand capacity, but the new targets are around double those of the past.

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Because of climate change, air conditioning has to keep working at night. Of course we need more gas-fired power plants.

    • Hirom@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Only a few places should be running AC: hospitals, care facilities with vulnerable folks.

      It’s not a good solution for buildings that lack proper insulation or shading.