According to the survey, conducted by the company Infratest Dimao for the German public television ARD, only 34% of the total number of respondents thought the decision was correct.
Currently, support for ending nuclear energy alone is highest among the 18-34 age group, with 50% in favor and 39% against, according to the poll.
In the age groups from 35 years onwards, the rejection of nuclear energy is predominant.
In the 35-49 age group, 27% of respondents think the decision is correct, against 67% who say it is wrong, while in the 50-64 age group this share is 32% against 63% and in the over 65 age group , year, is 30% against 64%.
These results of the new survey contrast sharply with those of 12 years ago, when in June 2011, about three months after the Fukushima (Japan) disaster, 54% of respondents said “yes” to phasing out nuclear energy, against 43% thought otherwise.
By party, and after six decades of nuclear power in Germany, only Greens (82%) and Social Democratic Party (SPD, 56%) voters are in favor of ending nuclear power.
The vast majority of militants from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU, conservative), Christian Social Union (CSU, from Bavaria) (83%) and the Alternative for Germany (AfD, far right) are against the end of nuclear energy.
Traditional FDP Liberal voters are also overwhelmingly against giving up nuclear power (65%).
On the other hand, most respondents fear that the shift to more climate-friendly energy will lead to further increases in energy prices.
For example, two in three respondents, across all age groups and demographics, are very concerned (26%) or concerned (40%) and just over a third are either a little concerned (25%) or not at all concerned (7%) .
Source: DN
