Germany’s overseas ministry mocked and responded sharply on Wednesday to former US President Donald Trump‘s remarks throughout ABC‘s first presidential debate in opposition to Vice President Kamala Harris, the place he criticized Germany’s power coverage.
On Tuesday night time, Trump claimed that Germany regretted its shift to renewable power sources, utilizing the nation for example to argue in opposition to the US’s adoption of comparable insurance policies. “You imagine in issues like we’re not going to frack, we’re not going to take fossil gasoline, we’re not going to do issues which can be going to be robust, whether or not you prefer it or not,” he mentioned.
“Germany tried that, and inside one 12 months, they had been again to constructing regular power vegetation.”
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Germany’s overseas ministry hammers Trump following the controversy
Germany’s overseas ministry swiftly took to X (previously Twitter) to reply, “Like it or not: Germany’s power system is totally operational, with greater than 50 % renewables.”
“And we’re shutting down — not constructing — coal and nuclear vegetation. Coal can be off the grid by 2038 on the newest.”
The ministry then took one other jab at Trump, stating, “PS: We additionally don’t eat cats and canine. #Debate2024,” alluding to a debunked declare Trump had repeated about undocumented immigrants consuming pets in Ohio.
Also pushed by the Greens social gathering, the financial system ministry retweeted the submit and wrote, “New coal-fired energy vegetation? No manner!”
Germany’s power transition, or ‘Energiewende,’ has aimed to extend renewable power use whereas phasing out coal and nuclear energy. This shift confronted challenges, particularly after Germany’s reliance on low-cost Russian oil and fuel was uncovered throughout the Kremlin’s warfare on Ukraine. To address the ensuing power disaster, Germany was compelled to maintain some coal-fired energy vegetation on-line longer than initially deliberate and even restarted others.
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While Trump referred to Germany constructing “regular energy vegetation,” no new coal-fired vegetation are beneath development. However, in February, Berlin authorized a plan to construct 4 main pure fuel vegetation, arguing they had been essential to stabilize the power grid because the nation continues to transition to renewable power.
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