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EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd rather businesses that require government funding to operate to be owned by the government.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great, so would I. Doesn't change the fact that in the here and now they aren't and we cant wait for a great socialist revolution to start addressing climate change.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It doesn't take a great socialist revolution, and nations won't stop using fossil fuels as long as they remain cheaper than other options.

Other options won't be cheaper until we run out of easily-extractable oil.