Why Europe is Souring on Net Zero

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Europe has made impressive progress on decarbonisation, reducing its emissions by 40% in 30 years. Despite this though, the enthusiasm for green energy is now waning.

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1 – https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-your-voice/news/climate-action-progress-report-2023-shows-largest-annual-drop-emissions-decades-2024-10-31_en
2 – https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/progress-climate-action_en
3 – https://climate.ec.europa.eu/document/download/d0671350-37f2-4bc4-88e8-088d0508fb03_en
4 – https://climateactiontracker.org/climate-target-update-tracker/usa/
5 – https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions
6 – https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart&time=1950..latest&country=OWID_WRL~USA~GBR~OWID_EU27~CHN
7 – https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-green-laws-economy-environment-red-tape-regulations/
8 – https://themalaysianreserve.com/2024/09/13/scholz-asks-eu-to-delay-deforestation-law-in-latest-critique/
9 – https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-green-laws-economy-environment-red-tape-regulations/
10 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070317/eu-gdp-growth-rate/

00:00 – Introduction
00:54 – Context
03:27 – Why Europe Takes the Green Transition More Seriously
04:52 – Why Europe is Less Keen on the Energy Transition Now
05:29 – Why the EU Has Soured on Green Energy
07:53 – Sponsored Content

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