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Really puts the spotlight on Germany’s Energiewende: Even with an outlandish welfare state the German Economy kept steady throughout the last decade or two. B
by woodpanel 3y ago
Really puts the spotlight on Germany’s Energiewende:
Even with an outlandish welfare state the German Economy kept steady throughout the last decade or two.
But what really breaks the German economy‘s back is energy costs.
- Gasp0de 3y agoThat's only slightly related to Energiewende and more to the need for cheap russian gas.
- woodpanel 3y agoNo. The Energiewende put so much stress on the German energy market - which boasted the highest consumer prices per kWh in the world before the Russo-Ukranian War - it completely went bonkers after the war started. Germany’s capability to fund a massive welfare state stems from its large industrial base, which is very sensitive to energy costs. It’s those blue collar jobs the are getting completely f-cked by the policies elected largely by white-collar workers.