“How did Germany get its energy transition right?”
GreenBiz
The future of the German energy transition may be in question with the recent reform of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG), but California could take some lessons from the Energiewende, writes Kate Meis for California business-to-business media company GreenBiz. The US state could benefit from ideas and frameworks like Germany’s policy and pricing mechanisms – such as guaranteed feed-in tariffs – as well as community ownership and empowerment and the support and leadership of local governments.
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Find background in the CLEW dossiers The People's Energiewende and The history of the Energiewende.
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