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
Easy: Pay them as much as the industry they are actually working for. Oh, you don’t have enough money for that? Well, it’s your problem (and entirely your fault) that you are too poor to matter.
On a more serious note: People seem to believe that voting more and more for screaching morons promising burn the planet faster while at the same time rolling back every positive development of decades is the way to go. So the actual answer is you won’t. Because in a democracy the majority is calling the shots and sadly that majority is criminally stupid.
Gathering those kinds of funds as simple peasants is not easy at all :(
I’m confused, you just said those with money call the shots. Is it because the politicians aren’t the only ones receiving big bags of money? We the peasants not only need responsible politicians but also responsible (and well-funded) media outlets.
What can be done about the stupidity?
Better education, more measures against fake news and propaganda. Some nations (like, as per usual, the Nordics) are working hard on this, including even with providing courses for adults on how to spot fake news (as well as incorporating it into the general curriculum), but most are complacent at best, far too slow at adapting to rapidly changing times.
Now? Not much.
The actual main measures so voters don’t fall for stupid bullshit against their interests (education and proper journalism) already failed. In big parts because the propagandists prepared well by buying out a lot of media and defunding education.