German policy was out in la-la land. Politicians sold the public on green policies before the infrastructure was ready and heavily relied on imported non green energy to get there. They didn’t have to shut down their nuke plants, but ‘make happy’ led them down that path of dependence —just as most of the industrialized world is dependent on another questionable government for consumer goods and microelectronics. Offshoring is awesome for the ruling class until it isn’t.
