Assessing the Energiewende
by
Thomas Cunningham, Annika Hedberg, Syed Nazakat, Lixia Yao
An International Expert Review
In view of the enormous challenges of the āEnergiewendeā, every new German government must ask itself the following question: How can we reconcile our long-term goal with the need to ensure a reliable, cost-effective and resource-saving energy supply also in the short to medium term? Whatās more, with its āEnergiewendeā, Germany aspires to play an international leading role ā from political, economic, ecological, social, technological, geo-strategic and security policy points of view. Against this backdrop, four international experts analyze the progress made so far and make recommendations.