Germany set to close all nuclear power plants by 2022
Germany's Minister of Ecology Norbert Roettgen has said that Germany will shut down all its nuclear power plants by 2022. Instead, the country will look towards using more renewable energy in the future.
AT A time when countries such as US, France, and Russia have dozens of nuclear power plants, and emerging economies such as India and China are looking to nuclear power to address their energy needs, Germany has decided that it will shut down all its nuclear power plants by 2022. Thus, Germany, a huge industrial power, becomes a major country to give up nuclear energy. 
The German government has decided to shift towards use of renewable energy and make a certain increase in investment towards energy research. This would be very difficult for them to do without any conventional power plants. So they have put on their best foot forward and handle the tricky situation. The ministers said that they would look for a greener future where nuclear energy would play an important role of bridging technology to a greener and cleaner future. The decision to turn to greener and safer means for power generation seems to have been partly triggered in Germany by recent events in Japan. There have been some serious nuclear dangers, as seen in recent times. The unfortunate Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan, where there was a huge amount of radiation leakage in the atmosphere, created much panic, and may have been a strong consideration in Germany's decision making.
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