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In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel has advanced the reversal of her nuclear policy under the label Energiewende, which “refers to the move towards the age of renewables and energy efficiency. The German government decided that Germany’s energy supply should be generated primarily from renewables by 2050. This requires our energy supply system to be fundamentally restructured, presenting Germany with economic and technological challenges”, as the environmental ministry describes the government’s ambitions (BMU, 2013c).
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Gründinger, W. (2017). The Energy Transformation in Germany. In: Drivers of Energy Transition. Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17691-4_2
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