Notice 2. Committee of Inquiry “Nuclear Phase-Out”: Press Statements Before the Witness Interview on Thursday, January 16, 2025
Berlin, January 15, 2025 – The Committee of Inquiry “Nuclear Phase-Out” of the German Bundestag will resume its public hearings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in room 3300 of the Reichstag Building. The following witnesses will be heard:
- Dr. habil. Werner Zittel, Director of the Institute for Energy Economics at the University of Cologne
- Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Department of Energy, Transportation and Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Berlin
- Dr. Patrick Graichen, Director of Agora Energiewende
The witnesses will be questioned about the economic and ecological consequences of the nuclear phase-out in Germany.
Press Statements Before the Hearing
Before the start of the hearing, the following press statements will be given in front of the Reichstag Building (Paul-Löbe-Haus, entrance East):
- 10:00 a.m.: MdB Sylvia Kotting-Uhl (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Chairwoman of the Committee of Inquiry
- 10:15 a.m.: MdB Michael Donth (CDU/CSU), Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry
- 10:30 a.m.: MdB Matthias Miersch (SPD), Member of the Committee of Inquiry
Journalists are kindly requested to register by e-mail to presse@bundestag.de by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, with the subject “Atomausstieg”.
Background
The Committee of Inquiry “Nuclear Phase-Out” was set up by the German Bundestag on May 19, 2022, to investigate the decision-making process and implementation of the nuclear phase-out in Germany. The committee is composed of 21 members of the German Bundestag and is chaired by MdB Sylvia Kotting-Uhl (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen).
The committee’s mandate includes investigating the following aspects:
- The decision-making process leading to the nuclear phase-out
- The implementation of the nuclear phase-out
- The economic and ecological consequences of the nuclear phase-out
- The role of the federal government, the federal states, and other actors in the nuclear phase-out
The committee is expected to submit its final report to the German Bundestag by the end of 2025.
Hinweis 2. Untersuchungsausschuss “Atomausstieg”: Pressestatements vor der Zeugenbefragung am Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2025
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