#GERpol #DEpol #China #trade #economics

Lots of food for thought from Sander Tordoir in this thread (and a paper) about the lack of action from Germany (and the EU) to fight back on China, among this truth:

"Berlin can no longer afford to wait for the problem to correct itself.

The drivers of China’s surplus persist, including a weak domestic demand dragged down by the property bust, cheap state-backed credit for manufacturing, and an undervalued currency."

https://bsky.app/profile/sandertordoir.bsky.social/post/3mmbl3h6vak2r

Perhaps it's just me, but I'm under the impression too many in German politics, the economy, media and society are in lalaland re: the consequences of the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Much more denial of the seriousness of the situation, and as a result, too few mitigation measures and next to no psychological preparation.

Another datapoint that we live in the age of Endarkenment.

#GERpol #DEpol #StraitOfHormuz #lalaland

#DEpol #GERpol #EVs #eMobilitaet #Antriebswende

Nicht-repräsentative Beobachtung vorm Supermarkt (konventionelles Sortiment in konservativem Stadtteil):

6 von 20 Fahrzeugen auf dem Parkplatz sind E-Autos, und keines davon ein Tesla. 😄

Fahrrad wäre natürlich besser.

Dennoch: Die Antriebswende zeigt sich immer öfter im Stadtbild. 💪

#USpol #GERpol #NATO #Germany #owngoal

"TAKING A MORE GRANULAR LOOK at Germany, the United States currently deploys about 35,000 troops there, including five Army garrisons, the headquarters of European Command and of Africa Command, and the training sites at Vilseck, Hohenfels, and Grafenwöhr (which are the finest and largest ground force training sites outside of the United States).

Additionally, the Army’s Landstuhl medical center is the largest and most sophisticated U.S. military 1/2

#GERpol #DEpol

Nice example of why i.e. German fossil-addicted car makers are failing—and yet, politicians reward their ignorance and arrogance with billions of taxpayer €€€.

https://www.ft.com/content/1773de37-2595-4d9f-9536-dbe03ff1f8d3?syn-25a6b1a6=1

(not paywalled at the time of posting)

#DEpol #GERpol #energy #solar #wind

"Das Ausbautempo für Solarenergie verlangsamte sich 2025 und bei der Windenergie hängt Deutschland seinen Zielen hinterher.

Am Norden liegt es nicht: In Bundesländern wie SH und NDS stehen besonders viele Windkraftanlagen."

Artikel mit guten Grafiken:

- Wo stehen überdurchschnittlich viele und wenige Windräder?

- Wo stehen überdurchschnittlich viele und wenige Solaranlagen?

- Ausbau von Solarenergie/Windkraft/Batteriespeicher

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/ndrdata/Wie-laeuft-der-Ausbau-von-Solar-Windkraft-Batteriespeicher-Erneuerbare-Energien-in-Deutschland,erneuerbare104.html