Berlin’s Ruling Class Would Rather Put Putin First Than Abandon Net Zero
Germany is once more a threat to European security.
by Daniel Johnson Feb 18, 2025 in Energy, News and Opinion, Politics Reading Time: 4 mins read
The German problem is back with a vengeance. Only this time the problem is not Hitler’s monstrous war machine, but the Pied Piper of net zero, leading Europe on its primrose path. [emphasis, links added]
With the Continent seemingly suffering a nervous breakdown over Trump, Putin, and Ukraine, Eurocrats gathered in Paris looking to Berlin for guidance.
But where the German elite leads, is it wise to follow?
Next Sunday 60 million German voters are poised to kick out Olaf Scholz, the hapless, indecisive Social Democrat, and replace him with Friedrich Merz, a fiscally conservative Christian Democrat with more hair and, we must hope, a better grasp of Realpolitik.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/berlins-ruling-class-would-rather-put-putin-first-than-abandon-net-zero/
