The green policies of radical environmentalists and climate alarmists have been plaguing the fastest growing economies and even the established economic powerhouses of Europe.

The U.S. has largely evaded the oppressive policies of radical environmentalism, thanks to the pro-development government. However, lawmakers in Congress are becoming increasingly vocal about adopting radical green policies.

Citizens should be wary about the dangers of policies that have crippled other economies across the globe.

Among the powerful economies, one would least expect Germany to feature in the list of countries that are headed towards self-destruction because of green policy. Yet, unfortunately, Germany has now become a poster child!

Archaic green philosophies are making a comeback in Germany. The timing couldn’t be worse, as it coincides with the promotion of the climate doomsday cult.

Germany’s aversion towards nuclear energy and its moral desperation to function as the climate leader of the European Union requires the country to reduce its fossil fuel use. This means increased dependency on less-reliable, highly-intermittent, more-expensive renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. 

The transition to renewables is an ominous sign for the things that await the country in the future. It won’t be long before the country faces energy blackouts like Australia’s in 2018.

A country that once reigned as the energy powerhouse of Europe has now been reduced to a victim of climate politics, poised to become Europe’s first energy-bankrupt nation. Certainly, the majority of those in the United States would not want to see their country follow its footsteps. 

In order to raise valid questions, the motive and objective behind the implementation of such extreme green policies must be debated. If emission reduction is the main objective of these policies, then the claims about the environmental benefits must be evaluated. 

The ultimate objective of emission reduction is to reduce climate change. Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence to prove that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the primary driver of global temperature levels. 

Despite an ever-increasing CO2 emission level, global temperatures failed to show any significant increase during the past two decades. And there is no reason to believe the future will be any different.

All we know is that scientists have acknowledged that our knowledge about climate change is still in its infancy and that CO2 has not been the primary driver of temperature levels in the past two decades.

Even if CO2 reduction is proved to benefit the world, the U.S. has no reason to adopt any type of radical green policy.

While it may appear that Germany is doing all it can to meet its emission reduction commitments promised in Paris climate agreement, in reality its far from fulfilling its commitment and is well on course to miss its deadlines.

In contrast, the U.S.—which is scheduled to pull out of the Paris agreement soon—has been the undisputed leader in emission reduction (2017), thanks to the booming natural gas sector.

So, we have Germany trying to kill its own fossil fuel industry and energy sector, yet unable to reduce emissions as promised. On the opposite spectrum, we have the U.S., which is promoting coal and yet reducing emissions surprisingly more than expected.

The U.S. is already one of the top emission-reducing countries in the world, and it makes no sense for it to espouse restrictive policies to achieve something the country is already achieving with flying colors.

But the energy stardom of the U.S. is under threat from radical green ideologists who are hellbent on restricting fossil fuels and making the country predominantly rely on renewables.

If the lawmakers choose to adopt extreme green policies in the U.S., it will be a suicide mission with no measurable environmental benefit. The economy will slow, jobs will be lost, businesses will suffer, households will remain dark, and the damage could be extensive before lawmakers decide to return to fossil fuels.