alt.hn

3/15/2026 at 12:21:06 PM

Italy Explores Nuclear Return After 40 Years as Energy Costs Hit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/italy-explores-nuclear-return-after-40-years-as-energy-costs-hit

by mpweiher

3/15/2026 at 12:35:10 PM

And so keeping the right wing fossil fuel grift going another few years.

Much better headline for them than "Italy reaps the obvious consequences of not adopting renewables fast enough".

Summary from 2021:

> Gas-reliant Italy lags behind in Europe’s race to renewables

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/gas-reliant-italy-i...

by ZeroGravitas

3/15/2026 at 3:58:07 PM

They're adopting nuclear, not renewables.

by Razele

3/15/2026 at 4:12:32 PM

No, they're "exploring" the possibility of considering it while they just passed a new law to encourage and subsidise gas usage and work around EU carbon markets.

by ZeroGravitas

3/15/2026 at 6:35:28 PM

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by stefantalpalaru

3/15/2026 at 5:31:05 PM

Gas prices are high because of sanctions; maybe don’t shoot your own foot?

by blell