> I don't know if this is irony or what, but when "green" efforts make an industrialised country give up nuclear and switch to coal there is something seriously wrong.

Blame where blame is due, please.

Germany's energy issues don't stem from green policies themselves, they track back to a single individual directing energy policy while in bed with Russian gas providers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schr%C3%B6der

    Schröder was criticized for his policies towards Vladimir Putin's government, his work for Russian state-owned companies, and his lobbying on behalf of Russia. On 1 March 2022, Schröder's entire staff including long-time office manager Albrecht Funk resigned due to Schröder's alliances with Russia and Putin directly.

    Since leaving public office, Schröder has worked for Russian state-owned energy companies, including Nord Stream AG, Rosneft, and Gazprom.

This is not an example of failure of green policy, it is very much a failure of implementation, oversight, and independance.

These are serious failures to be sure but failures of the kind that occur with any policy, be it green, military procurement, national parks, housing, etc.