> British environmental campaigner George Monbiot last year compared Germany’s nuclear shutdown to Brexit, describing it “as a needless act of self-harm, driven

> British environmental campaigner George Monbiot last year compared Germany’s nuclear shutdown to Brexit, describing it “as a needless act of self-harm, driven by misinformation and the irrational allocation of blame”. That says it best. Germany will probably see a dramatic increase in fossil fuel consumption. They will also likely see higher energy prices.