鈥淔ailed Energiewende鈥�
Handelsblatt
The German energy transition does not serve as a role model, as the cost for 鈥渆arly renewables鈥� is a heavy burden for consumers while the country was unable to significantly lower emissions and did not cut back on using coal, British economist Dieter Helm writes in a guest commentary in Handelsblatt. 鈥淭he harsh reality is that Germany has carried out a transition towards coal since 2000 [鈥. At the same time, the country shuts down a significant part of its low-emission generation capacity with the nuclear phase-out,鈥� writes Helm. 鈥淣o wonder hardly anyone wants to follow the German example.鈥�
For background on Germany鈥檚 climate targets read the 威力彩玩法 factsheet Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions and climate targets.
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