Angela Merkel鈥檚 tarnished legacy on the environment
Financial Times
Agreeing on a phase-out plan for German coal was hard, implementing it will be harder still, . Buck uses the recently-found coal exit proposal as an opportunity to shed light on Germany鈥檚 landmark Energiewende endeavour in an in-depth analysis. The transition, writes Buck, remains 鈥渁 work in progress at best鈥. The industrial power house aims to decarbonise its economy while at the same time phasing out the use of nuclear energy. However, the rapid expansion of renewables has not brought down greenhouse gas emissions enough for Germany to reach its climate targets, and the country faces difficult tasks in cleaning up the buildings and transport sectors, writes Buck. 鈥淭he challenge in reconciling the country鈥檚 industrial demands with its environmental ambitions has rarely been harder 鈥 and has become a defining issue for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she enters her final phase in office,鈥 writes Buck.