Posted on 01/24/2024 8:04:37 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament election this year could make passing ambitious climate change policies harder, if the vote delivers the "sharp right turn" that recent opinion polls suggest, researchers said on Wednesday.
EU citizens are set in June to elect a new EU parliament - the body of 705 lawmakers which, alongside member countries' representatives, passes new EU policies and laws.
The election is expected to yield more seats for populist, right-wing parties, and losses for centre-left and green parties, producing an "anti-climate policy action" coalition in the Parliament, according to a study commissioned by the European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank.
"This would significantly undermine the EU's Green Deal framework and the adoption and enforcement of common policies to meet the EU's net zero targets," the study said.
To demonstrate the potential post-election shift, the researchers compared a recent EU Parliament vote on a law to restore nature against how the same vote could play out after the 2024 elections.
The EU Parliament passed the law in July by just 12 votes. If the same vote was held after the 2024 elections, based on the projected outcome, the researchers said parties opposed to the law could reject it by 72 votes.
The EU election comes as Europe heads into a challenging stage for its efforts to fight climate change.
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Good news!
The bottom line is that more atmospheric CO2 is good for humanity, and anti-CO2 climate fanatics are bad in every way.
Read "anti-socialism/communism" coalition.
The also say that water vapor is pollution.
Pesky voters.
If you pass more laws the weather will be better.
-— “Opinion polls signal EU election result could hamper Leftists and Corruptocrats.”
The horror, the horror.
That’s how it’s supposed to work.
There is no such thing as Net Zero...except on paper.
Actually the natural state is below zero, because marine crustaceans sequester CO2 by making their shells. Humans burning fossil fuels restore CO2 to the atmosphere, and make it possible for life on earth to continue.
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