Concerns that Germany will not be able to supply enough energy for its businesses and homes due to sanctions prompted by the conflict in Ukraine have one influential leader to suggest that Germany rely for longer than planned on nuclear power. Markus Söder, the conservative premier of the southern state of Bavaria, called for a multi-year extension of the lifetimes of nuclear power plants, in an interview with broadcaster ZDF on Monday. The proposal is controversial, as both the previous and current German administrations – the current one includes the Green Party – have signed up to plans to …