The European Commission’s ideas about the “zero-emissions industry,” presented last week, resemble actions of a Soviet-style centrally planned economy, PiS MEP Izabela Kloc told PAP.
The European Commission has recognized that the basic principles of a market economy can be set aside in the name of ecology. Drastic emission limits and unrealistic deadlines are not enough for the Commission. In its latest proposal, the Net-Zero Industry Act (proposal for a carbon neutral industry), the EC decided to take measures reminiscent of a Soviet-style centrally planned economy
– reviewed Izabela Kloc.
This is harmful and dangerous. The success of the European project has always been based on the basic economic dynamics of supply and demand. Everyone knows that the green transition will cause major problems in the near future. The Commission believes it will solve these by manually steering the economy and flooding selected industries and entities with cash. Abolition of competition rules, gigantic state aid and unprecedented wastage of money must end badly
– emphasized the Polish politician.
What does the EC proposal provide?
The European Commission last week presented a proposal for an EU law on carbon-neutral industry “to scale up the production of clean technologies in the EU and ensure that the Union is well prepared for the clean energy transition.” This initiative was announced by President Ursula von der Leyen as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The law aims to “create better conditions for the development of carbon neutral projects in Europe and attract investment so that we adopt an overall strategic approach to production capacity for carbon neutral technologies by 2030 or reach at least 40% by 2030 to meet the needs of the Union in terms of their implementation” – informed the EC. This aims to accelerate progress “in reaching the EU’s 2030 climate and energy targets and the transition to climate neutrality, while increasing the competitiveness of EU industry, creating quality jobs and enhancing the EU’s efforts in the field of energy independence are supported.”
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Source: wPolityce
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