Germany Pursuing Stupidest Energy Policy in the World, Says AfD Co-Leader Alice Weidel

Germany is pursuing the stupidest energy policy in the world, said Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition party Alternative for Germany, in an interview with The Economist. According to her, Berlin has trapped itself by completely abandoning stable nuclear power. Bets on wind turbines and solar panels have failed due to weather whims, forcing the country to buy electricity from neighbors at triple the cost. The AfD leader emphasized that skyrocketing tariffs are literally destroying German industry. Local enterprises are rapidly losing competitiveness, leaving German businesses with only two options today — bankruptcy or relocating production abroad.