Germany should accelerate its renewable energy transition
Germany’s energy transition relies on variable renewables and electricity use across sectors, and it needs to accelerate. We argue that consistent policy commitments to proven technologies, such as wind and solar power, heat pumps and electric cars are needed. Germany’s energy transition relies on variable renewables and electricity use across sectors, and it needs to accelerate. This Comment argues that consistent policy commitments to proven technologies, such as wind and solar power, heat pumps and electric cars are needed.
Authors
- Adeline Guéret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9996-5813)
- Alexander Roth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-7863)
- Wolf-Peter Schill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-7487)
- Felix Schmidt
Institutions
- German Institute for Economic Research (DE)
- Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (FR)
- Bruegel (BE)
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Earth & Environment
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02919-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie