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Mostly false: “Nuclear energy is CO₂-neutral”

Summary by eufactcheck.eu
During an appearance on the German political talkshow „Farbe bekennen“, AfD-chairwoman Alice Weidel states that nuclear energy is CO₂-neutral (08:33). This claim relies on the fact that the actual process of nuclear energy production does not cause any carbon emissions. However, regarding the entire lifespan of a nuclear energy plant and the carbon emissions that are being produced during construction and the processing of uranium, it becomes cl…
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eufactcheck.eu broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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