Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out: The Final Countdown.

Germany has begun shutting down its three remaining nuclear power plants as part of a long-planned transition towards renewable energy, drawing cheers from environmentalists who campaigned for the move. The shutdown of the reactors Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar II, agreed to more than a decade ago, was being closely watched abroad. Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, but officials say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that atomic energy’s share of global electricity production is shrinking.