italian prime minister is dissatisfied with the eu's "green new deal"
2024-09-20
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on the 18th local time, italian prime minister meroni criticized the eu's plan to ban the sale of new automobile internal combustion engines after 2035 in a speech to the italian industrialists federation, calling it a "self-destructive" policy. she vowed to urge brussels to "correct these choices." she said that "forcing the entire eu light new car market to be transformed" to electric drive within a decade is "not a very wise strategy."
the financial times reported on the 19th that melloni condemned the "catastrophic impact" of europe's "green new deal" and its "ideological practices", saying that "green transformation cannot mean destroying thousands of jobs or abolishing entire industrial sectors that create wealth and employment."
according to european media reports, italy, germany and some eastern european countries have recently stepped up their calls for a quick review of the eu's automobile emissions rules, which are effectively equivalent to a ban on the sale of new internal combustion engines by 2035. these rules, adopted in 2023, are seen as one of the most controversial elements of the eu's ambitious "green new deal" climate policy. automakers and governments of auto-producing countries have called for a delay in the ban or for more flexibility to be introduced in the rules, including allowing the use of carbon-neutral e-fuels.
the financial times reported that italy is pushing to start the review process ahead of schedule next year because the country's auto industry is facing an increasingly severe production collapse crisis amid sluggish consumer demand for electric vehicles. in his speech on the 18th, meroni said that the eu should follow the principle of technological neutrality and allow each member state to develop its own strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, rather than requiring a full switch to electric vehicles. (ren zhong)▲# hundreds of reviews#
