I veckan lovade EU stora satsningar på grön energi för att ge ekonomin en kick-start efter corona-pandemin. I kriser föds eftertanke och kreativitet. Vi får hoppas att detta blir verklighet, att de politiska ledarna äntligen tar sitt ansvar för klimatkrisen och gör vad många har väntat på länge.
Climate change: How a green new deal really could go global
This week the European Union put its cards on the table. On Wednesday it unveiled what it is billing as the biggest "green" stimulus package in history.
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The scale of what is being proposed is mind-boggling. The headline figure is €750bn,
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There will be tens of billions of euros to make homes more energy efficient, to decarbonise electricity and phase out petrol and diesel vehicles.
The idea is to turbo-charge the European effort to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.
"If we do not do it we will be taking much more risk," Teresa Ribera, the deputy Prime Minister of Spain told me.
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This is not just about rallying voters. There are sound economic reasons why politicians see green technology as a prudent investment.
First off, renewables are now often cheaper than fossil fuels in large parts of the world.
The technologies are proven and can be built at scale today.
And most importantly, their cost follows the logic of all manufacturing - the more you produce, the cheaper it gets.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52848184