Replacing combustion engines with electric cars and switching industrial heat from fossil fuels to electricity are among the most impactful ways to decarbonise. Yet, in exactly in these areas Europe is weakening its policies.

much of the busy agenda was taken up by proposed climate rollbacks, including the replacement of the 2035 combustion-engine phase-out with weaker CO2 standards for new cars and weakening its carbon-pricing system for industries and power production.

Europe’s own electrification path has been slow compared to some other large economies, rising only about five percent since 1990. During this time, China went from six percent to almost 30 percent

  • Hirom@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    revisions may be necessary “to keep the family together.”

    What’s more important:

    Pleasing some members governments that defend fossil fuel industry interests, or avoiding severe harm threatening all EU citizens?

    Grow a pair (of gonads)!

    If a majority agreement possible, there need to be a majority behind more ambitious goals. Ohers could be ignored as long as they can’t veto.