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Climate.Table Feature Minister of Economic Affairs (Germany)

Fact check: How Germany’s economics minister distorts the numbers on the energy transition

In an op-ed in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Katherina Reiche expresses support for the energy transition while at the same time downplaying its achievements to date and emphasizing its high costs. However, several of the figures she cites are incorrect or misleading.

Malte Kreutzfeldt
09. April 2026
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche. (picture alliance / /BMWE/photothek.de | Juliane Sonntag)

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Last updated: 09. April 2026

Katherina Reiche
Energy transition
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Minister of Economic Affairs (Germany)