Mapped: How Germany generates its electricity

Germany’s “Energiewende”, which translates as energy transition, conjures up images of bright, sunlit fields scattered with wind turbines and solar panels. But to its critics, it is a story of continued reliance on coal.

Both stories are illustrated in Carbon Brief’s new interactive map of Germany’s electricity generating capacity.

Source: Simon Evans, “Mapped: How Germany generates its electricity,” Carbon Brief. 20 September 2016.