Scientists are struggling to understand why the death rate from the coronavirus is so much lower in Germany than other countries. Germany has seen just 27 deaths from the virus so far despite recording 10,082 infections — more than anywhere except China, _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/scientists-struggling-to-understand-germanys-low-coronavirus-death-rate/

Brussels’ plan for a carbon border levy on imports risks getting snarled up in political resistance and compliance that could radically reduce the scope of the measure and delay it for years, officials have warned.  As part of the EU’s _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/eus-carbon-border-levy-faces-long-delay-as-germany-fears-u-s-retaliation/

The first time Germany auctioned offshore wind projects, developers were happy to forgo any subsidies, confident the technology was robust enough to turn a profit unaided. Now, they’re not nearly so sure. Germany’s offshore wind giants now are looking at a _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/end-of-a-giant-con-trick-wind-giants-in-germany-no-longer-keen-on-market-rates/

The conversion to electric cars could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in Germany by 2030, according to a government study. However, the car industry has slammed this forecast. The switch to electromobility could result in serious job losses in _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/germanys-electric-car-policy-puts-more-than-400000-jobs-at-risk/

Berlin wants to put European companies out of reach of U.S. action after Washington blocked its Nord Stream 2 pipeline German politicians have called on Europe to adopt protective measures against U.S. sanctions after Washington managed to halt completion of a new _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/germany-calls-for-european-firewall-against-u-s-sanctions/

Despite spending hundreds of billions of euros on ‘climate protection, Germany’s decarbonisation policy seems to be stuck in a cul-de-sack. Consumption of oil and natural gas for heating Germany’s residential buildings rose by 1.1 and 1.5 percent respectively in 2018 _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/germany-world-leader-in-green-flops/

Its main industry is in freefall. Its political system is descending into chaos. The banking system is in crisis, and consumer demand is stuck in the doldrums. Which country? It is, of course, Germany. With every week that passes there _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/green-suicide-germanys-economy-in-freefall/

Germany’s preparations for next week’s UN climate conference in Madrid were dealt a blow on Friday when parts of the government’s ambitious plans for climate policy reform were blocked by parliament. The government’s “climate package”, a collection of four bills _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/tax-dispute-freezes-germanys-climate-plans/

More than 200 people, including dozens of scientists, are in hiding right now in Germany. I am one of them. I can tell you that I am in Munich, but I can’t tell you my hotel. I can tell you _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/climate-scientists-reduced-to-hiding-from-climate-thuggery-in-germany/

For Germany, the fact that the renewable energy industry, particularly wind, is not performing as expected is worrisome news. Germany has long been the powerhouse of Europe’s economy, yet growth in the country has slowed significantly this year. Exports account _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/germanys-energiewende-in-crisis/

The giant windmills have grown so unpopular that their construction in Germany has all but ground to a halt. Despite their surging popularity in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, the Greens did badly in last Sunday’s election in the German state of Thuringia, _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/germany-faces-popular-revolt-over-hated-windmills/

Britain risks relegation from the advanced league of global economic powers within a decade if it is not careful, but less obviously so does Germany. The close siblings have opposite flaws. While the British are gambling wildly on political and _…

https://www.netzerowatch.com/europes-green-nations-face-relegation-to-2nd-league/