German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives under pouring rain before delivering a speech at the Bundestag, the federal parliament, on March 17, 2011 in Berlin, where she vowed that Germany would accelerate the transition to renewable energy as Europe's top economy began rethinking its disputed nuclear policy in the light of events in Japan. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
