> thus exploding their CO2 emissions

Except their emissions have continued to go down.

Whether you count just electricity or economy wide.

And even before this "explosion" they were about half the US on per capita economy wide and now are less than half.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?t...

I believe they are singled out in a feeble attempt by climate change deniers and fossil fuel boosters to discredit renewables. Which Germany played a pivotal role in kick-starting and which are currently saving the world.