Germany is undertaking the Energiewende, or transition to sustainable energy – a remarkable effort (indeed, unprecedented for a large advanced economy) to meet the country’s entire energy demand with renewable energy, especially solar and wind power. Meanwhile, France relies heavily on low-carbon nuclear power, and is switching rapidly to electric vehicles, such as the pioneering Renault-Nissan Leaf.
德国走的是Energiewende，即转向可持续能源，这是一个用可再生能源，特别是太阳能和风电满足德国全部能源需求的伟大工程（事实上，从未有发达国家有此先例）。与此同时，法国将严重依赖低碳核电，并在快速推广电动汽车，比如最尖端的雷诺-日产Leaf。