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The European Commission’s proposal to ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines in 2035 is provoking reactions in favor and… in favor. Acea itself, the car manufacturers, criticizes the way – “the culture of prohibitions and restrictions” – but subscribes to the objective, indeed it would be ready to overcome it: “In the right conditions we are ready for even greater reductions in CO2 (more di zero, ed) by 2030. It will depend a lot on the recharging and hydrogen stations that will be present in Europe ».
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The rimbottista reaction is understandable, given that between those with Chinese capital, in whole or in part, and those in China who have done all-in with investments, the European automotive industry has long been out of alignment with European interests.
We do not know if the target will be achievable and in any case there are the resolutions of the Parliament and the Council of Europe: if the industry really wants to do something, as the several million employees are asking
in the industry, you start laying out
a counter-narrative
based on facts.
CO2 is planetary: reducing it in Europe counts but not if others increase it. Since China’s entry into the WTO in 2000, per capita emissions have risen from 4.1 to 4.9 tons. While in the USA and Europe they dropped by a quarter, respectively from 21 to 15.5 and from 8.5 to 6.5, in China they jumped by 170%, from 3 to 8 tons and increased, given that still almost one billion people must get out of poverty. Empty the sea
okay, but the bucket
it will not be enough.