The European Union’s Green Deal, with its uncompromising mandate to eradicate petroleum-based fuels, has unleashed a maelstrom of economic, geopolitical, and industrial consequences, imperiling the continent’s competitiveness and social fabric. This policy, crystallized in the 2020 European Climate Law aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, has prioritized ideological purity over pragmatic governance, leaving Europe’s economies … Leggi tutto The Environmental Policy Paradox: Europe’s Green Deal Petroleum Phase-Out and Its Catastrophic Impact on Regional Competitiveness and Social Cohesion