
EU’s ‘Climate Pope’ Officially Resigns, Šefčovič Assumes Duties
One of the longest-serving European Commissioners, Maroš Šefčovič is tasked with rolling out Timmermans’ pet project, the EU’s Green Deal.
One of the longest-serving European Commissioners, Maroš Šefčovič is tasked with rolling out Timmermans’ pet project, the EU’s Green Deal.
Europe Elects Netherlands correspondent Nassreddin Taibi says there is a possibility of a “full right-leaning government coalition too, which would contain VVD, BBB, JA21, PVV, and SGP.”
EU Commissioner and Green Deal mastermind Frans Timmermans has announced a return to Dutch national politics to be the country’s next prime minister as his green agenda butts heads with the populist party borne of the Dutch farmers’ protests.
James Woudhuysen told The European Conservative that climate policy has “always” rested in the “culture wars,” with Brussels intent on “confirm[ing] who’s boss.”
Frans Timmermans appeared to suggest opponents of the European Green Deal have no facts on which to rely, and so must pull political tricks to avoid honest discussions.
The EU Commission seems deaf to warnings from both prime ministers and Parliament that Green Deal regulations are coming too fast and going too far.
The WEF chairman met with crucial figures around the European Green Deal in a visit to Brussels last week.
Greenpeace openly supports the ‘climate actions,’ pays the lawyers’ bills, and provides space, materials, and know-how. Direct funding comes from the US-based Climate Emergency Fund (CEF), which has already spent $5 million this year.
At the EU level, environmental policies are mostly being continued as if there were no Russian invasion of Ukraine or large-scale energy crisis.
Frans Timmermans, the executive vice-president of the European Commission, said that making people suffer this winter in order to stay on track with the energy transition would ultimately be disastrous for solving ‘the climate crisis.’