Fatih Birol said Germany’s abandonment of nuclear power has weakened its energy security and competitiveness and called for a ’sober second look.’
Steam gushes out of the cooling tower of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Germany, on Sept. 13, 2022. One of the last operating nuclear reactors, was shut down on April 15, 2023. Jan Woitas/dpa via AP
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The executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has called Germany’s nuclear phase-out a “historic mistake.”
In an interview with German newspaper WELT on Feb. 4, Fatih Birol was asked why Germany has “chosen an energy path that no other major economy is following.”
Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.
