Italy Explores Nuclear Return After 40 Years as Energy Costs Hit

(bloomberg.com)

10 points | by mpweiher 17 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • ZeroGravitas 17 hours ago ago

    And so keeping the right wing fossil fuel grift going another few years.

    Much better headline for them than "Italy reaps the obvious consequences of not adopting renewables fast enough".

    Summary from 2021:

    > Gas-reliant Italy lags behind in Europe’s race to renewables

    https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/gas-reliant-italy-i...

    • Razele 14 hours ago ago

      They're adopting nuclear, not renewables.

      • ZeroGravitas 13 hours ago ago

        No, they're "exploring" the possibility of considering it while they just passed a new law to encourage and subsidise gas usage and work around EU carbon markets.

  • stefantalpalaru 11 hours ago ago

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  • blell 12 hours ago ago

    Gas prices are high because of sanctions; maybe don’t shoot your own foot?