How can such a huge price gap not have an impact on competitiveness? But if high energy prices lead to declining exports, how is it that Germany, which boasts some of the world’s most ambitious climate policies, has doubled its exports since 2000?
乍一看，数据似乎倾向于那些悲观的预言者。如此巨大的价格差距怎能不影响竞争力呢？但是，如果说能源价格高企导致了出口下降，那拥有某些世界上最激进气候政策的德国又如何从2000年起出口量增加了一倍？