Instead of asking how Europe should adapt to a changing climate, some politicians have found another opportunity to wage a stale culture war. Their latest target is air conditioning.
With parliament and member states both demanding action, a rare alliance has formed. If ever there was a popular, immediately effective and easy piece of regulation, it is this. So who at the Berlaymont is blocking a legal proposal?
Europe is on the verge of a global resource crunch, and it is far from ready to tackle it, write Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy and Magda Stoczkiewicz.