{"id":332339,"date":"2024-06-10T17:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332339"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:47:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:47:49","slug":"deputy-leader-of-germanys-centre-right-party-country-in-a-green-fairy-tale-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332339","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Leader Of Germany\u2019s Centre-Right Party: Country In A \u201cGreen Fairy Tale World\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"332343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=332343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/2024\/06\/09\/deputy-leader-of-germanys-centre-right-party-country-in-a-green-fairy-tale-world\/\">NoTricksZone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/author\/admin\/\">P Gosselin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Deputy Leader of Germany\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany\">Christian Democratic Union<\/a>\u00a0Jens Spahn warns that the current socialist-green government is leading the country into a \u201cgreen fairy tale world\u201d and sharply citicizes the country\u2019s the nuclear phase-out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"431\" data-attachment-id=\"332341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=332341\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-251.png?fit=502%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"502,431\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-251\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-251.png?fit=502%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-251.png?resize=502%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-251.png?w=502&amp;ssl=1 502w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-251.png?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>CDU deputy leader, Jens Spahn. Image cropped\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jens-spahn.de\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with on&nbsp;<em>Deutschlandfunk<\/em>&nbsp;radio, he said: \u201cIt was a green fairy tale world where the facts were twisted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe CDU and CSU parliamentary group executive has decided to set up an investigative committee. The parliamentary group still has to vote on this. At least a quarter of the members of the Bundestag must vote in favor \u2013 the CDU\/CSU has enough seats to make this possible,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blackout-news.de\/aktuelles\/spahn-schlaegt-alarm-gruene-maerchenwelt-zweifel-am-atomausstieg-wachsen\/\">reports Germany\u2019s Blackout News here<\/a>, citing&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article251849060\/Spahn-zu-Atomausstieg-Es-war-eine-gruene-Maerchenwelt-in-der-die-Fakten-verdreht-wurden.html\">welt: 04.06.24<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CDU\u2019s change of heart on nuclear power comes as a surprise to voters who still have a memory: It was Angela Merkel\u2019s CDU party that led the phaseout of nuclear power in a panic response to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima in March, 2011. The CDU\u2019s recent reversal is a strong indication of just how dire Germany\u2019s energy situation has become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spahn also criticized the current socialist green government, saying its ministries are run like NGOs and asked \u201cwhether there was a green system of governance that placed party interests above those of the country.\u201dThe CDU deputy leader also accuses the current government of \u201cdishonesty\u201d and says transparency is urgently needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CDU deputy leader also accuses the current government of \u201cdishonesty\u201d and says transparency is urgently needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Leader of Germany\u2019s Christian Democratic Union Jens Spahn warns that the current socialist-green government is leading the country into a \u201cgreen fairy tale world\u201d and sharply citicizes the country\u2019s the nuclear phase-out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":332343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691829130,691818051,691829131,691829132],"class_list":{"0":"post-332339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-christian-democratic-union","9":"tag-germany","10":"tag-jens-spahn","11":"tag-phaseout-of-nuclear-power","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OIG-70.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1osj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":294177,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294177","url_meta":{"origin":332339,"position":0},"title":"Electricity import alarm in Germany: Low production, high costs and nuclear power imports","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/07\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Nevertheless, there are also worrying developments. 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