Germany is divided over the transition to renewable energy

The results of a recent survey showed a division in the opinions of German citizens regarding the energy transition.

43% of participants in the survey, which was conducted by the INSA Institute for Measuring Opinion Indicators and commissioned by the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, considered that restructuring the energy system towards renewable sources is a somewhat good thing, compared to 42% who see it as a somewhat bad thing, while about 15% did not give any answer out of a total of 1,001 participants surveyed on April 16 and 17.

According to the poll, 47% of Germans support expanding the use of renewable energy sources, while 26% prefer not to make any change, and 16% believe it is necessary to reduce this expansion.

Also, 49% evaluated the decision to abandon nuclear energy as somewhat negative, compared to 36% who considered it somewhat positive, while 15% were undecided on their position.

Opinions were divided regarding the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2045, with 46% considering this goal somewhat important, compared to 38% who considered it somewhat unimportant, while 16% did not express an opinion in this regard.

According to the survey, 72% of Germans feel a great burden as a result of the sharp rise in the cost of electricity and energy, with 35% describing this burden as very severe, and 37% as somewhat severe, while 21% believe that the cost constitutes a weak burden or does not constitute a burden at all, while 7% did not express any opinion.

The day before yesterday, major German cities witnessed demonstrations in which thousands of people participated in protest against the current energy policy of the German government.