The Inflation Crisis Is Fraying Europe’s Climate Consensus

09/11/2023 06:34
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The Inflation Crisis Is Fraying Europe’s Climate Consensus

In 2019, in the midst of bad-tempered parliamentary battles to shape the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU, the UK became the first country to legislate for net zero by 2050. The law passed without a single vote against.

  • From UK to Germany, politicians are retreating on green policy
  • Sunak likely to make green policies an issue in next election

An offshore wind turbine in the North Sea.

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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In 2019, in the midst of bad-tempered parliamentary battles to shape the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU, the UK became the first country to legislate for net zero by 2050. The law passed without a single vote against.

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