Nuclear Energy Transition Act of 2015
Proposed by United Reinland
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
31 Jul 2015
Voting closes
29 Sep 2015
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change
Rationale
To ensure energy security and reduce carbon emissions, shifting to nuclear power replaces volatile fossil imports and renewables intermittency with reliable, clean baseload electricity.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renewable Energy Mandates |
Balanced energy mix
|
Nuclear-only energy policy (all fossil and renewable phased out for nuclear)
|
1
Renewable Energy MandatesPrevious law
Balanced energy mix
Nuclear-only energy policy (all fossil and renewable phased out for nuclear)
Timeline
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Draft31 July 2015
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Vote Open31 July 2015
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Vote Closed29 September 2015
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Became Law29 September 2015
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
Passed
34Yes
2No
33Not voted
69 seats
For: 34 / 69 seats (49.3%)
Against: 2 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 33
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 94.4%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | 15 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 14 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 2 | No | No reason given |
| United Reinland Proposer | 5 | Yes | No reason given |
Bundestag
Passed
270Yes
29No
351Not voted
650 seats
For: 270 / 650 seats (41.5%)
Against: 29 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 351
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 90.3%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | 112 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 93 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 29 | No | No reason given |
| United Reinland Proposer | 65 | Yes | No reason given |