If the EU really wanted an agreement, there would have been an agreement.
Put tarrifs on all trade with non compliant nations and their partners.
It's not just the oil states, it's almost all of them.
Put tarrifs on all trade with non compliant nations and their partners.
It's not just the oil states, it's almost all of them.
I can sen China dumping oil for power generation but there is no way they will switch plastics production on a dime.
There are currently no viable alternatives for humanity to replace plastics in daily use while still maintaining the low cost of those products. Unless humanity opts for more expensive material to subvert plastic consumption, plastic is going to be used regardless.
And China is simply feeding that demand in Western countries with those goods, because those countries want those goods for cheap.
They are still buying natural gas from Russia at record levels lmao.
And yes, we’re all stuck under capitalism so anything that really threatens the profitability of companies will be opposed as much as possible. Combine that with geopolitical events like Americans being the dumbest people possible who elect an openly corrupt authoritarian not once but twice and everything becomes even harder.
Americans are their own captors, fuck them. Using them as a excuse for EU cowardice is not convincing.
> Europe’s LNG imports declined by 19% in 2024. The continent’s gas consumption fell by 20% between 2021 and 2024 thanks to renewables deployment and demand reduction policies.