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Inspired by: FP7 » Germany is turning pro-nuclear force

version: 2 / updated: 2009-11-27
id: #402 / version id: #199
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Originally submitted by: Tuomo Kuosa
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Last changed by: Rafael Popper
WI-WE status:

submitted

unpublished

Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 5 - Energy

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Knowledge for energy policy-making

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)

Germany is turning pro-nuclear force

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)

Angela Merkels CDU won the German parliamentary elections. Immediatelly after the victory CDU declared that they want to expand the use of nuclear force beyond 2032, which used to be the date of ending the use of nuclear force. Germany is one of the strongest players in EU energy politics.

Keywords

politics, energy, production, nuclear, fission, Germany

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...

	issue	type of issue/development	potential impact on society	timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1	Whole EU may start to build nuclear reactors	re-emerging	mainly beneficial	now-2025

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

First Germany decides to expand the use of nuclear reactors. Then they decide to build more reactors. Then they influence EU energy politics towards pro-nuclear force.

Importance

		please specify
	please select	please specify
Level 3: important for the European Union

Progress: 47.92% WWI-WE Version: 2
0	mandatory questions pending
19	questions total
8	questions answered
8	questions completed
11	questions pending