Green Parties Are Gaining Power—and Problems | WIRED
That pragmatism has been on full display during Europe’s energy crisis, as Habeck has been forced to embrace uncomfortable compromises. When Russia slashed gas supplies flowing into Germany, Habeck ordered the country’s coal stations back into service. When utility company RWE requested to extract coal from underneath the western German village of Lützerath, arguing this was necessary to keep Germany's lights on, Habeck agreed. In return, RWE would have to end coal use eight years earlier than planned, by 2030.Activists…