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0:12 to him the eleven th of march two thousand eleven
0:15 and earthquake triggers a tsunami
0:18 three reactors of the nuclear power station that Fukushima on the pacific
0:22 coast starts to melt down
0:25 presidio activity he reaches levels that making carried within the thirty
0:29 kilometer radius uninhabitable
0:32 first estimates put the cost of the accident at forty five billion euro
0:37 buddiers is laid it doubles two ninety seven billion euro
0:41 the operating company tentacle
0:43 previously regarded as a reliable supplier of cheap energy
0:47 can no longer survive economically
0:50 and would collapse without state support
0:53 change of scenery
0:55 far from Fukushima the accident also triggers everything from energy policy
1:00 in Europe
1:01 the governments of Germany and Switzerland react quickly
1:05 half of Germany's nuclear power plants are taken offline within a few weeks
1:10 and the other half will be switched off successively between now and two
1:13 thousand twenty two
1:15 a few months later this was probably men's also decides to exit nuclear
1:19 energy by the year two thousand thirty four
1:24 wanted an accident ten thousand kilometers away
1:27 bring about such a fundamental shift in thinking in the energy policies of
1:31 european countries
1:33 there are three main reasons why Fukushima was the proverbial straw that
1:38 broke the camel's back
1:39 in Switzerland in Germany
1:42 risk
1:43 social acceptance and cost
1:47 the accident and Fukushima was a dramatic demonstration of how although
1:52 the risk of a core meltdown maybe small it can never be eliminated entirely
1:57 and this testimony risk becomes reality damages enormous
2:02 yet fossil fuel alternatives like colin she'll gas
2:06 are also environmentally risky
2:10 in a democracy social acceptance of the technologies vital
2:15 surveys and polls in Germany and Switzerland even before Fukushima showed
2:19 that majorities in favor of a nuclear power stations were difficult to find
2:25 after Fukushima deadlocked current almost overnight into a firm
2:29 three-quarters majority against
2:32 for the governments of both countries
2:34 recognize that achieving majority support for new powers station projects
2:39 would be impossible for decades and they started looking for alternatives
2:44 finally at third crucial aspect is the opposing koss trend in renewable and
non
2:50 renewable energies
2:52 well wind turbines are becoming even cheaper and mass production has helped
2:56 to more than half the price of solar cells
2:59 the opposite is happening with nuclear power and other in non renewable
energy
3:04 sources
3:05 because safety standards are being clinton's and ways has the story for
3:09 thousands of years but also because such large power stations
3:14 are not suited to mass production co-starring evidently rising
3:19 so what will take the place of nuclear power stations
3:22 with the reactor switched off
3:24 for the long skinny girl alice
3:26 must we choose between the devil of accepting nuclear risk
3:30 and a deep blue sea of driving climate change the fossil fuel
3:34 power stations
3:36 there is a third way
3:38 within a few decades as a study from Stanford University has shown
renewable
3:43 energy sources like son wind and water will be able to cover global demand
3:50 in Switzerland the conditions are particularly favorable
3:54 more than half of Swiss power comes from hydroelectricity
3:57 and alpine reservoirs consumer energy wind solar and wind resources are in
4:02 surplus
4:03 and feed it back into the great leader when needed
4:07 other freemen
4:08 resources like biomass and geothermal energy complete the mix
4:13 Switzerland also has a long tradition of energy savings and buildings
4:17 and it's compact settlement patterns means short journeys to work
4:21 and use of one of the world's finest public transport systems
4:27 future without oil Iranian and the like as possible
4:31 but what do we need in order to achieve it
4:34 three factors are important
4:36 firstly
4:37 building of renewable energy infrastructure requires investment
4:42 in countries like Germany bangs in institutional investors have already
4:46 recognize this
4:47 as an opportunity to open up new areas of business
4:51 politicians have an important role to play here in creating the long-term
4:55 sustainable conditions
4:57 up which investors can rely
5:00 secondly
5:01 what matters is not only where our energy comes from but how much of that
5:06 we use
5:07 the better insulated our houses are
5:10 the more easily we can meet our needs with renewable energy
5:14 the shorter the distance is we need to travel
5:17 the quicker we will every terry destination without oil
5:21 we can even save energy by thinking about what we can
5:24 and sometimes for going neat
5:28 securing the future of energy is a momentous task that requires the
5:32 commitment of everyone of us
5:35 the sooner we start just consuming energy without thinking
5:39 and instead ask ourselves what we can personally due to contribute
5:43 the better for everyone
5:46 even the longest journey
5:48 begins with a single step
5:50 with this in mind summoning all our determination and stamina we begin our
5:55 journeys into a bright energy future
Published on 12 Mar 2013
Duration 6:31
In the third part of our Little Green Bags series we look at the
energy revolution.
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