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New EU climate chief: 'The sooner fossil fuels become history, the better'::Former Shell man Wopke Hoekstra stressed the importance of phasing out fossil fuels and its subsidies

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[-] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 58 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Removing subsidies is a start.. they've never made any sense. If a company can't make money selling fuel then they must be the most incompetent company on earth.

This is just posturing for COP28 though.. makes good headlines but won't happen.. lots of countries talk tough before COP so they can claim it wasn't their fault when nothing is decided, again.

[-] Megabazos@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

*Candidate climate chief, he isn't elected yet. I'm really hoping Wopke doesn't get the position, because his nomination is nothing else than a ploy to weaken climate ambitions in the EU

Edit: Welp, he did it, he made it through the commision

[-] adeoxymus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

There's still the European Parliament. But yeah I guess he gets the job...

[-] Shelena@feddit.nl 19 points 11 months ago

So, yeah, they picked the wrong person for the job. He is really good at chest thumping. He is an opportunist who adapts his beliefs to what works best to supports his career. In the Netherlands, he is known for trying to postpone measures to protect nature to keep the farmers voting for him, amongst others.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 11 months ago

Ok so do it then. There's no need to do a lot of chest thumping, we will do all of the noticing and appreciating after you do it.

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

The guy is a fucking joke.

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Technically id say fossil fuels are history, history that has decayed and formed a hydrocarbon.

[-] Korkki@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Empty words...

Any bureaucrat or politicians who was driven to do what needed to be done would have to risk their career and life at this point. The amount of fundamental systematic changes needed to be done would make too enemies. Also you can't just say fuck it and collapse society, by going cold turkey in a few years. It needs plans and long term thinking something that is impossible when for politicians is like six years max time in office and of which the latter half needs to be in practice lived elections in mind.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I am starting to think there is a reason Dinos were removed from the world.

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