Probably an unpopular opinion, but this was really necessary. The problem with the previous legislation is that it assumed the rest of the world would also make shifts. However, the return of “Drill, baby, drill” in the US and the loss of energy from Russia caused the EU to have quite an isolated green agenda with energy prices that make the European industry uncompetitive.
And you are not going to get anything done when you lose your industry and millions are out of their jobs. If there is a path forward towards a green future, it will have to be done while keeping your industry alive and intact. You can’t just phase out the main source of energy of the past century and then assume all will be well. What would happen is that Europe would lose all its industry and become impoverished in the process.
Probably an unpopular opinion, but this was really necessary. The problem with the previous legislation is that it assumed the rest of the world would also make shifts. However, the return of “Drill, baby, drill” in the US and the loss of energy from Russia caused the EU to have quite an isolated green agenda with energy prices that make the European industry uncompetitive.
And you are not going to get anything done when you lose your industry and millions are out of their jobs. If there is a path forward towards a green future, it will have to be done while keeping your industry alive and intact. You can’t just phase out the main source of energy of the past century and then assume all will be well. What would happen is that Europe would lose all its industry and become impoverished in the process.
Europe must invest in other forms of energy to stay competitive in the long run, not postpone these investments like it is done here…