Over the past few decades, anti-nuclear activists, together with their political representatives in the Green Party, have succeeded in mobilizing hundreds of thousands of protesters. In 2000, growing political pressure finally led to a consensus between the German government and energy companies, which agreed to limit the life span of nuclear-power plants to 32 years.
切尔诺贝利事故发生后，德国逐步淘汰核能的想法就已经开始酝酿。过去几十年间，反核人士连同他们在绿党中的政治代表一道，成功地动员了数十万抗议者。2000年，越来越强的政治压力最终导致德国政府和能源企业达成共识，同意将核电厂的寿命限制在32年之内。