Germany, historically the economic powerhouse of Europe, has been brought to its knees.
The disastrous result is a warning to all nations, including Canada, about the dangers of the ideological pursuit of low-carbon energy polices, without considering how they put reliable energy supplies at risk.
This also risks plunging Germany into a recession while it pursues two conflicting policies — supporting Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, while financing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine because of its desperate need to buy Russian natural gas to power its economy.Article content
But in order to make up for the lost energy from closing its nuclear plants — which produced no greenhouse gases or air pollution— Germany upped its consumption of coal to produce electricity — the most carbon intensive fossil fuel, including lignite, or brown coal, which is especially dirty.Article content
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