Back from a German conference. Stayed at a not-cheap hotel (fittingly called "Bad Hotel"): hand towels instead of body towels, no air-conditioning in 30+ degree weather, a printed request that I skip room cleaning. I checked last night the instant electricity mix: most electricity produced was from coal.
Germany has made the choice to be poor. It could have cheap, safe, abundant energy from nuclear. Instead it has chosen expensive, high carbon energy.