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Germany has such a supply chain for some sectors (e.g. cars, chemicals). The question is do we want to protect it to some extent or let the free market do its thing?
Almost 50% of the energy consumption of the German chemical industry is natural gas. Its competitiveness is at the mercy of countries with no duty to Germany and they're the root of the supply chain. > let the free market do its thing The problem with the free market is that there's no such thing. Every market is regulated to some degree, the state has its finger on the scales somewhere. It needs to for things that a…
Natural gas can be replaced with coal gasification, and Germany has an endless amount of coal. It would probably even be cheaper, although much dirtier. China is already doing this.