Black cloud over EU climate change deal
The emerging pressure from different member states to scale back EU climate policy in the face of economic downturn is a major blow, both to the environment and to the EU economy (Europe's leaders struggle to stop emissions package unravelling, October 17). The French presidency appears to be driving for an agreement based on the lowest common denominator, effectively giving every member state the possibility to beg for special treatment. The aim is clearly to bully the European parliament into accepting an agreement at any cost. The parliament must not and will not succumb. This a la carte approach would rip all substance out of the package, leaving the EU with an empty shell of legislation which makes a mockery of its supposed "global leadership".
Note EU-Digest: The EU parliament should not buckle under the pressure of some states which have outdated equipment environmentally unsafe production facilities like Poland. The alternative energy lobby in Bruxelles, including the windmill and solar sector also have to stir up their opposition, because any weakening of the proposed climate policy regulations would also effect the alternative energy sector, which is becoming more and more profitable.
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