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NNadir

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1. His energy policies kill people.
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 06:18 PM
Sep 2023

Anil Markandya, Paul Wilkinson, Electricity generation and health, The Lancet, Volume 370, Issue 9591, 2007, Pages 979-990.

Here's table 2:

Germany routinely has the 2nd highest carbon intensity for electricity of all major countries in Europe, after Poland, having shut clean nuclear energy to burn coal.

As of this writing, Germany has a carbon intensity of 510 grams of CO2/kWh, compared to France's 28 grams of CO2/kWh.

Electricity Map, Germany.

Poland is however, planning to do something about that, by embracing anti-Schultz policies.

PEJ seeks siting decision for Pomeranian plant

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