Friday, May 16, 2025

How reality kills net zero

Belgian parliament scraps nuclear phaseout plan

Saim Dušan Inayatullah with AFP and Belgian media reports

https://www.dw.com/en/belgian-parliament-scraps-nuclear-phaseout-plan/a-72560001
21 hours ago

Belgium has dropped nuclear phaseout plans adopted over two decades ago. Previously, it had delayed the phaseout for 10 years over the energy uncertainty triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Belgium's parliament on Thursday voted to drop the country's planned nuclear phaseout.

The motion was passed with 102 votes in favor, eight against and 31 abstentions.

"The Federal Parliament has just turned the page on two decades of blockages and hesitation to pave the way for a realistic and resilient energy model," Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet of the center-right Reformist Movement party was cited by the AFP news agency as saying.

"This is not just an energy reform; it is a decisive step for the economic, environmental, and strategic future of our country," he said.

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