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15 Feb 2018

Germany has gambled away its energy transition lead

Der Tagesspiegel

Germany鈥檚 Energiewende successes lie in the past and it鈥檚 time to put the transition on a new footing, Jakob Schlandt writes in a leading article in Der Tagesspiegel. Greenhouse gas emissions have stagnated for years, and 鈥渓ittle or nothing has happened in the transport and building sectors鈥. The Netherlands shows how it鈥檚 done by heavily taxing large cars, Denmark by prohibiting the installation of new oil and gas heaters. 鈥淥f course, that costs and hurts. But the Energiewende will not happen if one rigidly clings to old habits,鈥 Schlandt writes. The next federal government must put the transition back on track. 鈥淔rom a success story to a major project in distress 鈥 and back,鈥 is all we can hope for, Schlandt writes.

For background, read 威力彩玩法鈥檚 Germany's Energiewende: The Easy Guide and the dossier The next German government and the energy transition.

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