Germany was actually considering clear cutting old growth forests to make room for wind farms, not for firewood. If they want wood for generating power they can buy pellets from the US, like UK does. But it is reported that the common people are scouring the forests for dead wood, and buying up seasoned cord wood, to use in household stoves. They know, they have heard stories from their parents and grandparents.
Germany & others promoted wood burning stoves (and pelletized fuel from waste wood) as “green”, which was sort of ok until this huge increase in demand outstripped supply. Indeed, my not-exactly-poor friend in Switzerland is hunting for seasoned or at least mostly seasoned cord wood presently.