Environment

Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035

By Stephen Bolen,

Published on Feb 28, 2022   —   1 min read

Politics
Photo by American Public Power Association / Unsplash

Summary

Turns out, the law of unintended consequences can sometimes be a net-positive for others.

I suppose if there's a silver lining from Russia's nascent war with Ukraine, it's that governments are now (finally?) getting serious about renewables and cutting off Russia's natural gas and petroleum exports.

Reuters reports:

Germany aims to fulfil all its electricity needs with supplies from renewable sources by 2035, compared to its previous target to abandon fossil fuels "well before 2040," according to a government draft paper obtained by Reuters on Monday.

Putin has managed to - in the course of this past weekend! - usher in a few positve things:

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