Net zero and the myth of German efficiency

A sign for the district of Feldheim is pictured while wind turbines of a windpark are seen in the background in Feldheim, eastern Germany on March 25, 2026. In Germany, which is grappling with the global rise in energy prices, the calm prevailing in Feldheim, a village in the east of the country that has switched to renewables, stands out as an exception that is hard to replicate on a large scale. “What’s happening in the rest of the world doesn’t really interest us,” says Michael Knape to AFP, the outgoing mayor of this hamlet of 130 residents, which has its own electricity and heating networks powered entirely by local, low-cost renewable energy. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

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