"2024 EU Elections: A Crucial Juncture Amid Far-Right Surge and Green Pushback"

The European Union's green initiatives, including the ambitious Green Deal aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, may face challenges as nationalist and conservative parties gain traction in the European Parliament. The electoral success of these parties, which are skeptical of the costs associated with the green transition, could lead to a dilution of environmental policies. Recent setbacks, such as the rejection of a bill to curb pesticide use and the weakening of waste reduction targets, indicate a growing resistance to stringent environmental legislation. With the next European Parliament elections approaching in June 2024, there is concern that the continent's green policies might be compromised if pro-environment socialist and green lawmakers lose ground to the rising influence of nationalist and conservative factions.