Remundo wrote:Germany from an energy point of view is "double-sided", or Doctor Jekylll and Mr Hyde ...
On the one hand they are leaders in renewable technologies and installations (Stirling, solar ...)
On the other hand, they are big fans of coal plants. On the one hand because they have many, on the other hand because the anti-nuclear lobby is quite strong in Germany.
And then they are too dependent on Russian gas. Like us, but we have nuclear power that saves us a little ... Nevertheless, we should have developed something else a long time ago ...
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Exactly Sir.
I already talked about the German coal power plants - recent report - surface mines, 20 power plants under construction or partially already in service since gvt Shroeder folded in 1992? under the injunctions of the German anti-nuclear Greens because until 3 years ago there was not much talk of CO2 but especially of the risks of nuclear power - contamination and waste -
Next to that they have a large wind farm but it is peanuts compared to their huge CO2 emissions.
In addition they have large Mercedes BM Porsche sedans and cie that they sell well around the world which overall produce much more CO2 than small Twingo even if we put in exception the BMW series efficient dynamics. And above all the Germans prefer to tighten their belts in food or other goods for a big car that will roll at 230 on the highway and spit out a maximum of CO2 because at 230 is not the rate announced on the advertisement per km.
They have signed privileged agreements with Putin for the gas - gas pipeline - in Northern Europe.
Mrs. Merkel makes her business work and in fact she does not care much about other European countries and their problems.