Europe faces growing pushback against policies to address climate change and protect the environment, causing its green agenda to start to fray.
Here are some countries where the “greenlash” is greatest: [emphasis, links added]
BRITAIN
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sept. 20 that he would delay a ban on sales of new petrol cars and targets for domestic heating until 2035 to maintain the consent of the British people in the switch to net zero, among other changes to climate strategy.
Sunak denied he was watering down Britain’s climate targets, repeating earlier comments that Britain could afford to make slower progress because it was “so far ahead.”
Britain’s climate advisers said in June it was not doing enough to meet its mid-century net-zero target.
A government-commissioned review also found businesses complained of weaknesses in Britain’s investment environment, including inconsistent commitment to the energy transition.
Progress in onshore and offshore wind has been hampered by rule changes, prompting some developers to warn they will find it hard to invest in Britain without better incentives.
GERMANY
Germany will indefinitely halt plans on more stringent building insulation standards, environment minister Robert Habeck said on Sept. 24, after industry complaints the measures are too costly and hurt the depressed construction sector.
Germany’s lower house of parliament passed a bill in September on phasing out oil and gas heating systems, though the legislation was criticized by conservatives as too costly and by environmentalists as not strong enough.
Arguing over the law had brought the ruling coalition close to collapse until it agreed to water down the original bill.
The row has helped propel the far-right Alternative for Germany to second place in the polls. The party disputes that human activity is a cause of climate change.
Anger at moves to reduce the number of cars also hit support for the Greens in state elections this year, say pollsters.
Aviation industry representatives, including Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, have also warned it won’t be possible to reach the EU’s new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) targets with current production.
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When they go and shut down Farms Kill of Livestock and regulate/Ban Cars then there will be many who will refuse to abide by the Demands of the Eco-Nazis/Watermelons(Green Outside Red Inside)and their irresponsible Ideologies