Germany, which may soon be ruled by a Green Chancellor, has a singular conception of the defense of the environment. Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, she had excited the world of ecology by giving up nuclear energy overnight. At the forefront of the fight in all international forums, it will undoubtedly announce next week an acceleration of its timetable to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. New thunderous applause guaranteed. But the paragon of virtue unfortunately has only the appearance of it: deprived of nuclear power, Germany, which still consumes as much electricity, runs its coal or gas power plants at full capacity to produce energy than its wind turbines and its solar panels are unable to provide it.The result is no surprise: far from making the planet green, it darkens the atmosphere. The model student of the European energy transition is in fact a dunce.
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