Increasing renewable energy sources and moving away from locally sourced fossil fuels and nuclear power have always been among the main policy proposals of Green parties.

Green parties did not win that much direct power, but they totally won the energy debate and their policies have become the mainstream consensus among European elites.

Over the past years, European governments (not just the German one) have been busy closing down any energy source that was not renewable or relied on imports from other countries.

Now it turns out that renewable energy sources are still not able to cover the basic needs of the population and the economy, and the dependence on imported fossil fuels has allowed an authoritarian government to launch the largest war on European soil since the World Wars.

I don't know if Green parties will actually face a backslash, but it seems clear that the energy transition in Europe will end up making the continent poorer and far less secure in exchange for little, if any, actual benefit for the environment.

So because Europe tried to close down energy sources that relied on imports from mother countries, they are now dependent on imported fossil fuels.

Makes sense.

That's just a typo. They tried to stop local non-renewable resources, only to end up having to import them from other countries at a higher price and with a larger environmental impact.

> Over the past years, European governments (not just the German one) have been busy closing down any energy source that was not renewable or relied on imports from other countries.

In Germany, coal was pushed by the conservatives.