Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Deindustrialization 18, Germany recession and degrowth

More stories about Germany here. Enjoy.
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German consumers 'pay the highest electricity prices in Europe'
The Local 7 Jun, 2021
https://www.thelocal.de/20210607/german-consumers-pay-the-highest-electricity-prices-in-europe

German energy prices are so high they’re driving companies to relocate, industry body says
Hannah Ward-Glenton June 21, 2023
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/21/high-german-energy-prices-are-seeing-some-companies-relocate-bdi.html

Germany: The return of the 'sick man' of Europe?
Henrik Böhme August 1, 2023 
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-economy-weakens-2023/a-66403943

De-industrialization begins
August 4, 2023
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lanxess-schliesst-moeglicherweise-zwei-betriebe-de-industrialisierung-beginnt-19081123.html

Offshore Wind Farms Altering Marine Ecosystems: “Sufficiently Potent To Redirect Existing Currents”

By P Gosselin on 20. August 2023
https://notrickszone.com/2023/08/20/offshore-wind-farms-altering-marine-ecosystems-sufficiently-potent-to-redirect-existing-currents/

German Scientists: Global Warming A “Corrupt”, Fear-Mongering Scheme “Headed By Super-Rich”
By P Gosselin on 23. August 2023
https://notrickszone.com/2023/08/23/german-scientists-global-warming-a-corrupt-fear-mongering-scheme-headed-by-super-rich/




Germany is struggling to move away from its ‘sick man of Europe’ image

German economy stagnates in Q2 after winter recession
Reuters August 25, 2023
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/german-economy-stagnates-q2-after-winter-recession-2023-08-25/

Germany’s Ministry Of Economic Projects Gas, Electricity Prices To Rise To Painful Levels
By P Gosselin on 26. August 2023
https://notrickszone.com/2023/08/26/germanys-ministry-of-economic-projects-gas-electricity-prices-to-rise-to-painful-levels/

Germany: Record amount of shrinkflation and deceptive packaging helps hide inflation from consumers
Over 1,000 products have utilized deceptive packaging to hide price increases in the last five years
JOHN CODY August 29, 2023
https://rmx.news/article/germany-record-amount-of-shrinkflation-and-deceptive-packaging-helps-hide-inflation-from-consumers/

‘Germany Is Run by Idiots,’ Says Top Female AfD Politician
August 29, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmMJGLdFkaA

"If you live in a country where you are fined for fishing without a license, but not for crossing the border illegally without a valid passport, then you have every right to say that this country is run by idiots."

Germany suffering due to obsession with green energy and bureaucracy, industry federation president claims
Federation of German Industries President Siegfried Russwurm criticized the federal government for lacking the courage to break outdated rules
THOMAS BROOKE  August 29, 2023
https://rmx.news/germany/germany-suffering-due-to-obsession-with-green-energy-and-bureaucracy-industry-federation-president-claims/

“We have to be honest about what CO₂-free energy will cost in the long term – not just wind and solar power, but including the necessary backup capacities when the sun and wind are not delivering,” he added...

“Massive investments in grids are required for power distribution – all of this parallel to the expansion of wind and solar capacity many times over."

Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal
German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm — to make way the expansion of its Garzweiler open-pit mine
By WESTER VAN GAAL  August 29, 2023.
https://euobserver.com/green-economy/157364

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See also:
Deindustrialization 15, Germany turning from Greens to AfD, June 22, 2023
Deindustrialization 16, UK expensive electricity, coal to avoid blackout, July 08, 2023
Deindustrialization 17, Germany recession, ESG problems, August 17, 2023.

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