Merkel vows renewable energy move

CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel vowed Germany would speed up the transition to renewable energy as Europe’s top economy mulled a “measured exit” from nuclear power.

“We want to reach the age of renewable energy as soon as possible. That is our goal,” the chancellor told parliament during a fiery speech that drew frequent opposition jeers.

Merkel, a former environment minister, called for a “measured exit” from nuclear power and said “everything would be put under the microscope” during a three-month study to consider the future of energy policy in Germany.