Energiewende: Renewable energies in Germany lately

Energiewende: Renewable energies in Germany lately

What is the Energiewende and how does contemporary Germany rank in terms of renewable energies?

This video is part of the project Reunification Revisited organized by the Goethe-Institut New York and Goethe-Institut Boston

Project website: www.goethe.de/reunificationrevisited

Subpage: Environment

The Fall of the Iron Curtain announced itself in environmental terms as well. But before that: How did environmental protection rank within the two states in divided Germany? Was it given any priority? The principle of sustainability serves the well-being of all people, but is often only implemented on a voluntary and individual basis. Should states regulate the path to sustainable living or should everyone decide for themselves?