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@bartvdpoel@mastodon.green @CelloMomOnCars

Relevant quote:

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We find that reductions in nuclear electricity production were offset primarily by increases in coal-fired production and net electricity imports. Our estimates of the social cost of the phase-out range from €3 to €8 billion per year. The majority of this cost comes from the increased mortality risk associated with exposure to the local air pollution emitted when burning fossil fuels.
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@jackofalltrades @bartvdpoel

Yup.
All I can say is, the Germans (and other Europeans) were also the ones who subsidised diesel for cars because that reduced the CO2 pollution, even though it worsened the PM pollution for their own populations.

As a policy choice to shoulder their own pollution burden, I think that deserves a measure of respect. It's better, morally speaking, than enjoying the energy that pollutes elsewhere.