Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy reform in decades”

Re:Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy ref... by Mlller on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @02:34PM (#30935807)

Contrary to the narrative common now, many European states and particularly a majority of Eastern European states seem to have been more dependent on Russian gas than Germany:

  - Hungary: 110.4 percent 
  - Latvia: 100.1 percent 
  - Finland: 92.4 percent 
  - Estonia: 86.5 percent 
  - Czechia: 86.0 percent 
  - Slovenia: 81.0 percent 
  - Slovakia: 75.2 percent 
  - Bulgaria: 72.8 percent 
  - Germany: 58.9 percent

“Some of the countries have a figure above 100 because they import more than required for domestic consumption and export other energy products.” per https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/326055...

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Re:Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy ref... by pell on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:20PM (#30936388)

While that is true, Germany is the economical powerhouse of the EU (and the fourth largest economy in the world). I think, these countries' GDPs combined are probably still smaller than Germany's. This gives Germany a special position here which is mainly why they're the center of attention here.

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Re:Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy ref... by riku_iki on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @06:03PM (#30938028)

Those all are small countries, with combined population less than Germany.

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