Germany Going Green

The non renewable energy resources of fossil fuels are running out for our planet. There is a huge surge in nations turning towards renewable energy sources to meet their energy needs of the future. The more proactive nations are already using greener alternatives to coal to generate their energy needs, one such nation is Germany.

The last year was a land mark year for the nation as for the first time renewable resources took on 40% of the nation’s energy needs. Making coal produced electricity, the usual number one energy source, slip into second position. Europe’s biggest economy hopes to have nearly 65% of their electricity being generated by renewable energy sources by 2030.

Germany has plans to shut down it’s nuclear power plants by 2022 and is also on board with a plan to phase out coal based electricity production in a phased manner as the renewable energy sources are multiplied. The primary focus in Germany is on output of electricity from solar power, wind, biomass and hydroelectric generation.

This truly is a nation that’s pioneering the way everyone needs to act. The science project that this country has successfully implemented is one that other nations of the world need to follow, and soon.