recent German Energiewende policy guidance (in German)
Robbie Morrison
Hello all
The following document (in German) is intended to offer
Energiewende policy guidance to the incoming German federal
government (while noting that coalition talks are still in
progress) plus coverage in Die Zeit newspaper:
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acatech, Leopoldina, and Akademienunion (October 2021). Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann — wie die Energiewende gelingt — Impuls [If not now, when — how the energiewende succeeds - Impulse] (in German). Germany: acatech, Leopoldina, Akademienunion. Energiesysteme der Zukunft (ESYS) project. Landing page: https://energiesysteme-zukunft.de/publikationen/stellungnahme/wie-die-energiewende-gelingt
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Habekuß, Fritz (13 October 2021). "Energiewende: "Man darf den Leuten keinen Sand in die Augen streuen"" ["Energiewende: "You must not pull the wool over peoples' eyes""] (in German). Die Zeit. Hamburg, Germany. ISSN 0044-2070.
Tom Brown and Berit Erlach contributed to the study. Overarching
messages include:
- acknowledge complexity
- treat problem as integrated and highly cross-sectoral,
invoking mobility, the built environment, workplace practices,
industry, and so on
- level with the public regarding scale and rate of change
Not so common for these themes to be highlighted as primary in a policy context.
Also worth observing that German industry is, by and large,
completely committed to rapid decarbonization these days. Also
quite a paradigm shift.
with best wishes, Robbie
-- Robbie Morrison Address: Schillerstrasse 85, 10627 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49.30.612-87617
Robbie Morrison
Hello all
The official english translation of this discussion paper was released this morning. If looking for a readable and well-illustrated description of the German energiewende, this might well fit? The citation:
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acatech, Leopoldina, and Akademienunion (editors) (15 December 2021). If not now, when — how the energiewende succeeds — Discussion paper. Germany: acatech, Leopoldina, Akademienunion. doi:10.48669/ESYS_2021-2. Energy Systems of the Future (ESYS) project. 44 pages.
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Energy Systems of the Future (15 December 2021). Making the energy transition happen: academies of sciences call for energy policy reboot — Press release. Energiesysteme der Zukunft. Germany.
The contained analysis and recommendations required agreement by all three supporting scientific bodies — so this document represents a middle ground in some sense. It was also prepared before the new traffic light coalition government had formed — which is more strongly committed to a net‑zero‑carbon future and accompanying technical transformations than other electoral outcomes might have provided? For instance, the new official ambitions for PV uptake are on the upper bound of those found in published studies.
with best wishes, Robbie
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