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The EU’s China moment
The European Green Deal may make Brussels a lot more like Beijing
Talk of a federal state has long fallen out of fashion in Brussels — but the Green Deal climate program could change that.
- Paola Tamma
- Politico
If the bloc is to reach the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050, Brussels is going to have to gain massive new political and economic powers, much of that at the expense of member countries.
By marrying the vision of an “economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050,” the EU wants to claim first-mover advantage on low-carbon tech, and…