Tensions mount within Von der Leyen’s centrist coalition as backlash grows over the withdrawal of the Green Claims Directive and looming EU budget disputes.
Speaking as someone who had been working on climate action in the built environment for 25 years, the corporate capture and greenwashing is actively stopping simple, effective, cheap and non-risky action. And you just need to read the Grenfell report to know exactly how much those jokers care about anything but profit maximisation. They’ve had a malign influence over EU policy that is EXTREMELY frustrating… I’m not surprised they are using sneaky means to try to prevent a minimum of accountability, and am pleased they are being called out.
The Commission is still not fully democratically elected
What a useful summary: thank you so much, Julien!
Speaking as someone who had been working on climate action in the built environment for 25 years, the corporate capture and greenwashing is actively stopping simple, effective, cheap and non-risky action. And you just need to read the Grenfell report to know exactly how much those jokers care about anything but profit maximisation. They’ve had a malign influence over EU policy that is EXTREMELY frustrating… I’m not surprised they are using sneaky means to try to prevent a minimum of accountability, and am pleased they are being called out.