Germany’s Green Slowdown
While voters may still broadly support net zero goals, they’re not necessarily on board with the escalating costs of the transition.
Home heating in Germany: The country’s top court has stopped lawmakers from voting this week on a controversial ban on fossil-fuel boilers.
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The coalition deal that put Chancellor Olaf Scholz in power in late 2021 brought the Greens into Germany’s government for the first time. With the party’s Robert Habeck overseeing the powerful Economy Ministry, many saw a watershed moment in Europe’s energy transition.