Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines on notice

Re:Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines o... by raxxorrax on Thursday July 15, 2021 @09:52AM (#27844701)

It won't change anything in my country (Ger). People think they can nudge consumers, but we already have the highest energy price in the world. It would only make sense if there would be alternatives available that would actually change anything in reality aside from pushing state income.

Don't listen to my complaints, people are rich enough to ignore this tax (it isn't technically a tax) aside from the poorest of course.

Anyone would use the less CO2 polluting alternative were it available.

This is plain bad policy crafting in my opinion.

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Re:Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines o... by adrianN on Thursday July 15, 2021 @10:01AM (#27844812)

Energy is still pretty cheap in Germany. How many people choose a smaller car because gas is too expensive? Very few. How many people choose a bike for short trips because gas is too expensive? Very few. How many choose to pay higher rent and move to a city, because commuting from a suburb consumes too much gas? How many people try to form carpools because gas is too expensive?

The problem is that for some reason our politicians don't want to raise prices in a way that doesn't hit the poorest. For example with a tax&dividend system.

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Re:Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines o... by imtringued on Thursday July 15, 2021 @10:00AM (#27844790)

Coal plants are shutting down as a result of the CO2 tax and there is a shift to natural gas which will reduce the impact of CO2 taxes. The EEG can also be abolished once the CO2 tax is high enough because there won't be a need for a feed in tariff because consumer demand for renewables will be high enough to pay for renewables directly.

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