DISINFO: Ursula von der Leyen adopts laws under Greta Thunberg’s dictatorship
SUMMARY
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen adopts laws under activist Greta Thunberg’s dictatorship. The whole “wave” associated with Greta Tunberg is certainly blackmail in the direction of environmentally friendly production, and “ecological neutrality”.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative targeting Greta Thunberg. The European Commission unveiled a “climate law” on 6th February 2020 to make the EU’s 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and NGOs criticised this new law, describing it as a surrender to the environmental crisis. Greta Thunberg and NGOs say more urgent action is needed to beat the climate crisis. The climate law, which needs the approval of the European Parliament and member states, would commit the 27 nations of the EU to reducing their net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. It omits a target that was included in a draft of the law; to achieve net “removals” of greenhouse gases after this date. According to the regulation, 2050 will be an EU-wide goal, which raises the possibility that some member states could reduce their emissions to net zero at a later date if other countries decarbonise early.