The fate of Europe’s historic climate mission and its political firewall against the far right are now intertwined.
Europe’s attempts to reignite its fading industries have created a motley but energetic crew of business interests, centrist political leaders and far-right crusaders — all of whom want to reset the EU’s Green Deal, a package of laws aimed at zeroing out greenhouse gases and living in harmony with nature.
Yet they are divided on the remedies — and even on whether they want to work together.
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Business leaders want to strip regulations and punishments for polluters without revising the EU’s broader climate goals.
