German energy

Germany's energy problems are not improving.

 The Telegraph (UK) reports that "Germany's shift to renewable energy was once [Chancellor] Angela Merkel’s flagship policy - now it has become her biggest headache . . . Such is the mess over energy that the future of Germany’s much-vaunted economic competitiveness is now seriously threatened."

In a nutshell:  nuclear reactors are in the process of being shut down and wind farms are under-performing.

To make matters worse, in order to offset the reduced availability of energy from these two sources, coal plants are quickly being built - with accompanying carbon emissions.  

Sadly, a huge price is being paid by German consumers and businesses to reduce carbon emissions through renewable energy projects, but carbon emissions are going up instead of going down.  

It's possible that the very capable Chancellor allowed herself to be swayed by emotional environmental claims that were not sufficiently thought through.