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

  • oyzmo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    2 months ago

    Main one: Prohibit lobbying (or soft corruption as I.like to call it). Others: Set payment + 100% illegal to receive gifts, services for free, any type of advantage + extreme high fine for both parties if they are caught breaking the rules.

    • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zipEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      I would also include aggressive financial oversight, constant supervision of all financials, assets and so forth. Possibly even mandatory external management for the duration of their term.

      Officials and their families should not be able to privately invest at all while they are holding office. Seems inconvenient for them, but anyone going into politics hoping to do some insider trading should get the fuck out anyway.

      • BigShammy80@feddit.orgEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        All good points… but it will never happen… Money can buy everyone, every decision maker in the line can be bought and influenced.

        You need some rules like: If you’re caught accepting money of any kind except your salary, you go in jail for 1 year or something. Without exception or early release.

        With that some probably would think twice before going corrupt.

    • Hapankaali@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Maybe it’s worth considering that “prohibiting” lobbying would also ban or severely restrict many NGOs such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace, trade unions, the recent initiative to “Stop Killing Games” as has been discussed on this instance extensively, etc.

      Obviously politicians should be banned from accepting cocaine, hookers, chests of golden doubloons, etc. from other parties, but it can still be useful for them to consider the perspective of different groups in society, including environmental groups, citizen initiatives, but also industry advocates.

      • skaffi@infosec.pubEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        Yes, thank you. “Prohibit lobbyism” is such a dumb, populist hot take, and actually going through with it would effectively be the end of democracy.

        Instead, let’s talk about how we can make lobbyism more equitable and fair, and how we can prevent corruption. But those are complex issues, that require genuine, deliberative debate, in order to find real and better solutions.