5b Bonus – Germany’s Nuclear Taboo
Show notes
In this bonus episode, we speak with Anna Vero Wendland, a historian specialising in both German technology and Eastern Europe, about a particular sacred cow in German politics – the role of nuclear energy. Wendland’s writing argues in favour of using nuclear energy in Germany as a way for the country to meet its climate goals, ensure its growth, and reduce German dependence on authoritarian governments for energy – against most conventional German wisdom.
We speak with Wendland about her book- Atomkraft? Ja bitte! -, how it’s been received, and what opportunities Germany is missing out on by not entertaining a role for nuclear energy in its power grids.
Guests:
- Anna Vero Wendland, Author of Atomkraft? Ja bitte! and Writer on Eastern Europe and nuclear energy (@VeroWendland)
Resources:
- Atomkraft? Ja bitte!, Anna Vero Wendland, Quadriga Verlag
- Nuclear Energy Belongs in the Progressive Discourse, Anna Vero Wendland, Nuklearia
- It’s Time to Burst the Red Balloons, Phil Craig, The Critic
- Understanding Ukraine: Tracing the Roots of Terror and Violence, Chapter by Anna Vero Wendland, edited by Marieluise Beck, ibidem
This podcast is an original production of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). It was created as part of DGAP's Action Group Zeitenwende.
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