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Yet the carbone intensity of energy production in Germany is among the worst in Europe.

And France (nuclear powered, no particular huge investment in a green transition) beats them easily in both price and carbon.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fifteen_minutes

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Again, this is a misleading argument. The low carbon footprint in France is the result form investments of the past, while Germany relied on coal and lignite for a long time and only started to transition to carbon-neutral renewables much latter. The result was substantial drop of CO2 emissions form the grid which will continue. You can see it over time here: https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/co2_emissions/chart.ht...

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