Former Shell man Wopke Hoekstra stressed the importance of phasing out fossil fuels and its subsidies

New EU climate chief: ‘The sooner fossil fuels become history, the better’::Former Shell man Wopke Hoekstra stressed the importance of phasing out fossil fuels and its subsidies

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
    151·
    1 year ago

    Ok so do it then. There’s no need to do a lot of chest thumping, we will do all of the noticing and appreciating after you do it.

    • Shelena@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      So, yeah, they picked the wrong person for the job. He is really good at chest thumping. He is an opportunist who adapts his beliefs to what works best to supports his career. In the Netherlands, he is known for trying to postpone measures to protect nature to keep the farmers voting for him, amongst others.