On Wednesday, the European Parliament gave its consent to green gas and nuclear power. It was requested, inter alia, by Poland, because the decision of the European Parliament will translate into specific actions of the European Union, and more importantly, it will enable obtaining financing.
Gas as a green source of energy? “Politicians want to keep the gas addiction going”
Dominika Lasota, a climate activist from the international Fridays For Future movement, criticizes the consent issued by the European Parliament in an interview with Gazeta.pl. – This is no surprise to us. We’ve known for a long time that politicians are dependent on fossil fuels. But the scale of this addiction is nothing more than a scandal, she said.
According to next.gazeta.pl, the EP justifies the harmful decision. – Our politicians are able to rationalize everything just to maintain the gas addiction. Meanwhile, gas contributes much more to the greenhouse effect, it is 80 times more harmful than CO2.
Expert: The Russian gas industry will be able to open champagne
The activist claims that the decision of the European Parliament opens the way to closer cooperation with Russia. – The Russian gas industry will be able to open champagne, like other dictators around the world. The Kremlin knows that this opens the way for new investments. The EU will allow and even encourage private investors to do business with Putin. Money will flow to the Russian economy, so it will become a source of financing the war, she said.
According to Dominika Lasota, the effects of the EP’s decision will be long-term. – It’s horrifying. We have 2022, a climate crisis that has never been so powerful, we have a war based on fossil fuels. And politicians, instead of supporting renewable energy, which can be the energy of peace, are giving money to an industry that is strongly associated with armed conflicts, she said.
According to the expert, the EP’s decision proves that politicians are taking radical measures. “They call one of the most dangerous gases” green energy “, just to stick to what was, she concluded.
Source: Gazeta
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