ClimateandFuel

Climate change effect on Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands and Belgium if warming eventually melts Antarctic ice showing the spread of the Baltic and the North sea inland

If the Greenland ice melts, the sea will rise by 7 metres. These sketches show how North Europe could look if all the Antarctic ice eventually melts raising the sea level by 67 metres. While this could take many years, the worst damage will come early on as coastal towns will be under water, there will be more hurricanes, tornados, flooding, severe storm weather, spread of deserts and widespread droughts.

The light blue area indicates land which would be flooded.

Wind power meets 20% of Denmark's needs.

France power generation in 2008 77% nuclear, 14% hydro 8% fossil.

Germanys installed wind capacity 22,200MW (meeting 15% power), solar capacity 3800MW.

Spains generation is 13% wind, 10% hydro,2.5% solar and 21 % nuclear.