I believe that in the current crisis, the targets adopted by the European Parliament as part of the European Green Deal are too radical, too optimistic, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
In the next episode of his podcast published on Sunday, the head of government spoke about the issue of the European Green Deal and energy transformation, pointing out that it is one of the topics that has “flamed disputes” lately. The Prime Minister was referring to “one of the latest climate policy proposals from the European Parliament, namely the ban on the registration of new combustion vehicles and delivery vans”.
“EP goals too radical
Morawiecki stressed that while “zero-emission cars are certainly the future of transport”, in his opinion “under the circumstances of the current crisis, the European Parliament’s objectives are too radical and too optimistic.”
Some would say they expose the economy, jobs and many citizens of the European Union to communications exclusion
– added.
Taking into account (…) regulations prohibiting the registration of internal combustion engine cars and containing exemptions for manufacturers of luxury cars, it is hard to resist the impression that the solutions adopted by the Members of the European Parliament, mainly taking into account the interests of the 10 richest, ie only them
said the prime minister.
Solutions at the expense of the poor
According to him, “they do this at the expense of the less affluent half of society and the poorer countries of the EU-27, because although regulation generally applies to the same extent in every Member State, in the countries of the Central and Eastern Europe, their impact on society is exacerbated by the differences in economic development and technological and welfare levels between new and old EU countries’.
Poland is a very clear example of this when it comes to ecology
he stressed.
According to Prime Minister Morawiecki, “Energy transformation cannot be introduced in the name of ideology or restrict the freedom to choose a lifestyle, such as the ideas of the authors of the report for the C-40 Cities organization. Paradoxically, these ideas come from the opposition in Poland. The head of government stated that “regulations related to environmental protection must be the result of the consent of the majority of society” adding that “it is about climate goals as well as the ways and pace of achieving these goals “.
That’s why the energy transformation in the Law and Justice edition starts with creating opportunities and providing money
– said Morawiecki, adding that “for years we have been systematically increasing spending to ensure that Poland breathes clean air, so that as a society we have as little impact as possible on the natural environment.”
The Prime Minister stressed that the government understands the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pointed out that “what we are constantly striving for in terms of the green transformation is to make it fair and therefore more real”.
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Source: wPolityce