Europe's political parties have reason to worry that promising action on bold carbon-cutting targets will be like turkeys voting for Christmas (Photo: electoralcommission.org.uk)

Can Green Deal survive the 2024 European election?

EU Political

Green Economy

EU Elections

Opinion

by Brieuc Van Damme, Brussels,

Climate-doubters claim top spot in the Netherlands. A boiler ban puts the German government on the back foot. Five years after France's 'gilets jaunes' [Yellow Vests movement] forced him into a retreat on fuel duty, president Emmanuel Macron calls for a break from EU environmental rules.

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Brieuc Van Damme is managing director of the King Badouin Foundation.

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Europe's political parties have reason to worry that promising action on bold carbon-cutting targets will be like turkeys voting for Christmas (Photo: electoralcommission.org.uk)