"Long portraying itself as the world’s climate leader, Europe is facing a fierce" – Lindiwe Matlali, May 13, 2025

Long portraying itself as the world’s climate leader, Europe is facing a fierce backlash against one of its key steps to reduce planet-warming emissions. Only four years ago, this continent bet on an electric car revolution that it thought could be both environmentally friendly and profitable. The European Union’s political leaders proposed a 2035 ban on new gas and diesel car sales by citing the “generational task” of saving the planet. They said the forward-thinking policy would also put the continent and its automakers at the forefront of innovation. But the transition is unfolding more chaotically — and with more trade-offs — than Europe had hoped. The continent’s auto industry is cutting jobs and struggling to compete with China, whose companies can produce EVs at a lower cost. Read more: https://wapo.st/3Zgw9HU

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