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

  • BigShammy80@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 month 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.