Speaking after Germany's shock decision to completely phase out the use of nuclear power by 2022, Dr Matthias Lang, Energy partner at Bird & Bird and co-author of the German Energy Blog, speaks to Energy iQ about where Europe's biggest energy consumer goes from here. In this report, Matthias goes through:

• The findings of the post-Fukushima leaked Ethics Commission Report

• The technicalities of the German Energy Turnaround Decision

• Nuclear Phase-Out 2022

• A permanent shut-down of the oldest nuclear power plants leaving one as a back up

• The extension of the Nuclear Fuel Rod Tax and industry opposition to it

• Energy compensation – the extension of the existing grid and plans for new fossil fuel-based power plants

• Further cuts to encourage renewables, in particular solar power