Critique of German Energy Policy: Resisting the Shift Away from Fossil Fuels (heise.de)

• Continued reliance on fossil fuel subsidies
• Political pushback against internal combustion engine phase-out
• Failure to pursue long-term energy infrastructure transformation

"The article critiques the German coalition government's reliance on fossil fuel subsidies, such as fuel rebates. Rather than advancing the structural transition in the transport sector and upholding the phase-out of internal combustion engines, the government is adopting short-sighted measures that cement dependency on oil imports. The analysis argues that the country is squandering strategic opportunities to build a future-oriented energy infrastructure in favor of populist, short-term relief measures."