Editing Alliance 90/The Greens (section)

===Energy and nuclear power===
{{See also|Anti-nuclear movement in Germany}}
[[File:Grüne protests against nuclear energy.jpg|right|thumb|Anti-nuclear protest near nuclear waste disposal centre at Gorleben in northern Germany, on 8 November 2008]]

Ever since the party's inception, The Greens have been concerned with the immediate halt of construction or operation of all nuclear power stations. As an alternative, they promote a shift to non-nuclear [[renewable energy]] and a comprehensive program of [[energy conservation]].<ref name="nuke">{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Loyle |last2=Oechtering |first2=Leonie |title=The German Greens' Identity Crisis |url=https://ip-quarterly.com/en/german-greens-identity-crisis |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=Internationale Politik Quarterly |date=2 May 2023 |quote=Anti-nuclear identity has been integral for German Green party since its formation in the late 1970s, with Germany’s nuclear exit as their crowning achievement, originally scheduled for 2022.}}</ref>

In 1986, large parts of Germany were covered with [[radioactive contamination]] from the [[Chernobyl disaster]] and Germans went to great lengths to deal with the contamination. Germany's anti-nuclear stance was strengthened. From the mid-1990s onwards, anti-nuclear protests were primarily directed against transports of [[High-level radioactive waste management|radioactive waste]] in [[dry cask storage|"CASTOR" containers]].

After the Chernobyl disaster, the Greens became more radicalised and resisted compromise on the nuclear issue. During the 1990s, a re-orientation towards a moderate program occurred, with concern about [[global warming]] and [[ozone depletion]] taking a more prominent role. During the federal red-green government (1998–2005) many people{{Who|date=March 2021}} became disappointed with what they saw as excessive compromise on key Greens policies.

[[File:Atom-Moratorium.svg|left|thumb|Eight German nuclear power reactors (Biblis A and B, Brunsbuettel, Isar 1, Kruemmel, Neckarwestheim 1, Philippsburg 1 and Unterweser) were declared permanently shut down on 6 August 2011, following the Japanese [[Fukushima nuclear disaster]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaea.org/programmes/a2/ |title=Power Reactor Information System |author=IAEA |date=2011}}</ref>]]