Interview: German gas industry group Zukunft Gas [NGW Magazine] Jan 25, 2021 7:15:am Summary Standfirst: Europe’s biggest gas market and industrial power-house is facing a crisis of confidence. A logic-light approach to the energy transition has created perverse incentives and put the gas industry on the back foot. [NGW Magazine Volume 6, Issue 2] by: William Powell This year will see a number of state elections in Germany, as well as the federal election in September. There is likely to be a fair bit of competition between the parties for the “sustainable energy” wreath. The leadership of Angela Merkel’s CDU party is to be decided just after NGW goes to press; a left-of-centre leader is a possibility. There will also be six regional elections along the way that will affect the political landscape. The September elections are an open field, but a key one is for Baden-Wurttemburg. Now governed by a Green-led coalition, its re-election could signal the outcome in the Bundestag.