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

  • huppakee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 days ago

    Easy: Pay them as much as the industry

    Gathering those kinds of funds as simple peasants is not easy at all :(

    Because in a democracy the majority is calling the shots.

    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.