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France
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India
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Germany
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China
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Detailed explanation-1: -Germany has recently become the first major economy to shut down coal and nuclear power. Both the houses of the German Parliament have approved the phase-out decision. It has decided to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2038 and nuclear power by the end of 2022.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Germany is the first industrialized country that leaves behind both nuclear energy and coal."
Detailed explanation-3: -At least 23 nations made new commitments to phase out coal power, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Poland, South Korea, Egypt, Spain, Nepal, Singapore, Chile and Ukraine.
Detailed explanation-4: -FRANKFURT, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday passed two decrees to prolong the operation of sizeable hard coal-fired power generation plants up to March 31, 2024, and to bring back idled brown coal capacity up to June 30, 2023, to boost supply.
Detailed explanation-5: -Although nuclear power is not a renewable energy, it is still recyclable. Thanks to Orano’s technologies, unique in the world on an industrial scale, 96% of spent nuclear fuel in reactors is recyclable.