40 percent of Germans want to stick to nuclear power and coal
Created: 03/31/2022, 14:48
By: Janine Napirca
"Nuclear power?
No thanks!” – said the global climate strike by Fridays for Future on March 25, 2022 on Königsplatz in Munich.
According to a survey by Verivox, some Germans are no longer so sure.
© Wolfgang Maria Weber/Imago
According to a representative survey conducted online by Verivox, 40 percent of Germans want to stick to nuclear and coal power for the time being.
Due to the
rising energy prices
* and the
high inflation rate
, the federal government is offering a
relief package
opposes, according to a
representative survey
carried out
by the comparison
portal Verivox
, more and more people are in
favor of
nuclear power and coal energy
.
According to the report, four out of ten of the online respondents are in favor of extending nuclear power and coal energy if this means that electricity prices will fall again.
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On behalf of Verivox, the market research institute Innofact surveyed a total of 1,011 people aged between 18 and 69 online in March 2022.
The survey is representative of the population in terms of age, gender and federal state.
Representative survey: 81 percent of Germans are worried about rising energy prices
Energy prices in Germany have risen sharply as a result of the Ukraine war.
According to the report, the population is concerned about
high energy prices
, regardless of age, income or gender :
46 percent of those surveyed are very worried
35 percent are worried
According to the survey, 14 percent are undecided
Only 4 percent don't care about the high energy costs
Source: Verivox
“The concern about high energy prices is very justified.
With the outbreak of war in the Ukraine, the wholesale prices for electricity, which had already risen sharply beforehand, rose again significantly.
The price for a megawatt hour for delivery in the coming year is currently around 160 euros – the long-term average is between 35 and 55 euros.
In the coming months, this will also be felt by private households in the form of further increases in electricity prices.”
Thorsten Storck, energy expert at the comparison portal Verivox
Independent energy supply: Popular support for nuclear power and coal energy is growing
According to the online survey, 40 percent would like to see a return to nuclear power
in order to counteract rising electricity prices
.
According to the report, popular approval has almost doubled compared to 2018.
According to a survey,
42 percent of Germans are in favor of
extending the phase-out of coal
.
For comparison: Six months ago, according to
Verivox
, it was only 12 percent.
At 54 percent, more than half of Germans believe that nuclear power is needed to become more independent in the energy supply.
When it comes to coal energy, 42 percent see a solution in domestic coal-fired power plants
to become less dependent on energy supplies from abroad, such as from Russia or Qatar
.
Energy prices: Majority of Germans support the climate policy of the federal government
According to the report, even if there are calls for nuclear power and coal energy, the majority of the population supports
the federal government's climate policy
.
80 percent
are even of the opinion that the transition to
renewable energies
must be accelerated because of the Ukraine war.
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