No Shock to the System!

A statement by R. Andreas Kraemer arguing that Germany's transition away from nuclear power has been characterized by long-term policy continuity rather than sudden shocks, contradicting claims that recent policy decisions caused industry instability.

• Germany's energy transition has been supported by a stable, long-term policy framework including the Power Feed-In Law (Stromeinspeisegesetz) effective since 1 January 1991 and the Renewable Energy Law (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz) effective since 1 April 2000, which encouraged investment in renewables, energy savings, and efficient combined-heat-and-power plants.
• The July 2011 decision to shut down nuclear plants by the end of 2021 is presented as a return to a long-established policy vector, following a brief and 'ill-advised' law in September 2010 that had attempted to extend the running time of existing plants.
• The author disputes claims that changes in government policy led to 11,000 redundancies, noting that E.on's nuclear division employs only approximately 2,300 people and characterizing such claims as 'disinformation'.

APA

Kraemer, R. A. (2011). No Shock to the System! RMI. https://rmi.org/resources/noshocktothesystem/

Chicago

Kraemer, R. Andreas. No Shock to the System! RMI, 2011. https://rmi.org/resources/noshocktothesystem/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Kraemer |first1=R. Andreas |title=No Shock to the System! |publisher=RMI |date=26 August 2011 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/noshocktothesystem/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{kraemer2011shock, author = {Kraemer, R. Andreas}, title = {{No Shock to the System!}}, publisher = {RMI}, year = {2011}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/noshocktothesystem/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }