Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict – but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the pain, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger
My bad. I mixed up “energy” with “electricity”, which is not the same thing. Was looking at the domestic energy production graph (second line graph on mobile at least) at https://www.iea.org/countries/germany/energy-mix .
Edit: Your source states that Germany is importing 81% more electricity “now” (2024) than in the year 2000. Still “just” 5.8% net import, but seems (to me) as if my point still stands even if the numbers were the wrong ones.
My bad. I mixed up “energy” with “electricity”, which is not the same thing. Was looking at the domestic energy production graph (second line graph on mobile at least) at https://www.iea.org/countries/germany/energy-mix .
Edit: Your source states that Germany is importing 81% more electricity “now” (2024) than in the year 2000. Still “just” 5.8% net import, but seems (to me) as if my point still stands even if the numbers were the wrong ones.