Merkel’s green energy policy and poverty
Huffington Post Germany
Germany’s energy transition is leading to an increased number of houses being renovated and insulated, which can inflate rents, Tobias Lill says in an opinion piece in the Huffington Post. The growth of renewables has also led to higher power prices that put the greatest pressure on low and middle income households, the author says, calling on Chancellor Merkel to resolve these issues.
Read the article in German here.
For background see CLEW factsheets on consumer power prices and industry power prices in Germany and an article on “energy poverty”.
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