The Secret Behind Germany’s Record Renewables Buildout | As most countries struggle to install clean energy fast enough, Germany tackled the industry’s toughest problem: slow permitting.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 4 months ago

Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

The slow permitting is often by design. The fossil fuel companies are in a lot of governments’ pockets.

edit-2 4 months ago

that sounds very conspiratory. “they up there are out to get you” if you know what I mean
The other way around. A lot of governments in fossil fuel companies’ pockets (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/in-someones-pocket)