2023/01/23 by Berger, Michael
paper · doi:10.48591/bjqr-6013
One can hear more and more often in politics, administration or science that the acceptance of hydrogen as an energy source is essential for the energy transition. This essay is intended to show that this assumption has a certain justification in view of the radical changes to come, but that it may miss the core of the problem. Ultimately – according to the assumption made in this article – the energy transition must be accepted as a whole, with economists being particularly concerned about the element of sufficiency, i.e. reducing consumption. Is it therefore primarily the structural changes in which the citizens should participate? And what does that mean for our political system? The essay is intended to provide impetus for a discussion on these questions.