New Book — 2026

In the Name of Climate

How green networks are gambling away Europe’s industry & jobs, making China the winner and democracy the loser

Peter Metzinger — Physicist · Campaigner · Political Adviser

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Book cover: In the Name of the Climate by Peter Metzinger

Europe is deindustrialising — in the name of the climate. But who really benefits from the green transformation?

This book exposes the hidden networks behind Europe’s climate policy: transatlantic foundations, political advisers and NGO campaigns that are advancing an industrial-policy agenda under the banner of climate protection — with grave consequences for jobs, prosperity and democratic self-determination in Europe.

While key European industries buckle under ever-tighter regulation, China is systematically expanding its dominance in critical technologies. The energy transition has become a geopolitical lever — and Europe the loser of a transformation it championed itself.

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What this book investigates

01
Green Networks

How transatlantic foundations and NGOs steer European climate policy from the outside — and whose interests lie behind it.

02
Europe’s Deindustrialisation

The creeping loss of industrial value creation through a regulatory regime that drives up production costs and pushes manufacturing abroad.

03
China’s Rise

How Beijing strategically exploits the Western climate agenda to secure global market leadership in solar panels, batteries and electric mobility.

04
The Energy Transition

A sober assessment of Europe’s special path: soaring uncertainty, growing unemployment, failure to achieve climate goals and feeding the narratives of climate change denying political parties.

05
Democracy Under Pressure

When climate policy bypasses democratic processes: technocratic expert panels, strategic litigation and the erosion of parliamentary oversight.

06
The Geopolitics of Energy

The new map of dependencies — from Russian gas to Chinese raw materials and Europe’s strategic vulnerability.

Climate protection via electrification has become an ideology — anyone who names complementary solutions is branded a heretic. This book breaks with the consensus and asks the uncomfortable questions.

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Physicist, Campaigner, Political Adviser

About the Author

The author combines scientific expertise with years of experience in political campaigning and high-level advisory work. In this book he brings together a physicist’s command of the facts with a deep understanding of the political mechanisms that shape — and distort — Europe’s climate policy.