What is Energy transition?
'''Energy transition''' ({{lang-de|Energiewende}}) is the transition of [[Germany]] and several other countries to sustainable economies by means of [[renewable energy]], [[energy efficiency]] and [[sustainable development]]. The final goal is the abolishment of nuclear, coal, and other [[Non-renewable resource|non-renewable]] energy sources.<ref>{{cite book |author = Federal Ministry for the Environment |year = 29 March 2012 |title = Langfristszenarien und Strategien für den Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien in Deutschland bei Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung in Europa und global |trans-title = Long-term scenarios and strategies for the development of renewable energy in Germany, considering the development in Europe and globally |publisher = Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) |location = Berlin, Germany |url = http://erneuerbare-energien.de/files/pdfs/allgemein/application/pdf/leitstudie2011_bf.pdf |access-date = 1 November 2012 |archive-date = 27 October 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121027171200/http://erneuerbare-energien.de/files/pdfs/allgemein/application/pdf/leitstudie2011_bf.pdf |url-status = dead }}</ref> == Germany == The key policy document outlining the ''Energiewende'' was published by the German government in September 2010, some six months before the [[w:Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster|Fukushima nuclear accident]].<ref>{{cite book |author = Bundesregierung Deutschland |date = 28 September 2010 |title = Energiekonzept für eine umweltschonende, zuverlässige und bezahlbare Energieversorgung |trans-title = Energy concept for an environmentally-friendly, reliable, and affordable energy supply |publisher = Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) und Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU) |location = Berlin, Deutschland |url = http://www.bmu.de/files/pdfs/allgemein/application/pdf/energiekonzept_bundesregierung.pdf |access-date = 1 November 2012 |archive-date = 14 December 2010 |arch