Since 2005, when the European Union introduced its Emissions Trading System, German industry has achieved massive gains in market share, despite energy prices having risen much faster than in the US and elsewhere. According to OECD estimates, the relative export performance of high-cost Germany increased by 10% from 2005 to 2013, while US exports grew only 1.2% faster than demand in the rest of the world.
自2005年欧盟引入排放交易系统以来，尽管能源价格上涨的速度远超美国和其他地方，德国工业依然大幅提升了其市场份额。根据经合组织的统计，从2005年到2013年，高成本的德国出口业绩相对增加了10%，，而美国的出口量仅比世界其它地区的需求增长快了1.2%。2013年，德国和美国的出口量相对而言略有下降——几乎没有证据表明不同的能源驱动竞争力会产生任何区别。