The fossil fuel industry's lies about #globalwarming.
Putin's lies about his attack on #Ukraine.
Just unbelievably stupid and dangerous.
Facts don't count there any more.
#Europe must step up.
Every time I see something like this, I wonder how Canada can join the EU, or at least strengthen the relationships.
@EricLawton @rahmstorf @WastelandWandrr
#CETA is rather close to what you are looking for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Economic_and_Trade_Agreement#History
What I hate about it is the neoliberal agreement that undemocratic, fake "judges" can force countries to pay up if they pass laws that curb profits by dirty companies in any way.
So if Canada's dirty companies invest in infrastructure in, say Germany, and this sovereign country legislates later that the infrastructure or the business is unsustainable and must be dismantled,
the Canadian dirty companies can sue Germany into oblivion, $$-wise.
Basically, tying our sovereign hands behind our backs IF we want to progress the common good.
But that works as intended.
The way EU is setup and functions it's a neoliberal wet dream, and Canada too, from what I hear.
EU institutions even require from journalists who seek accreditation to regularly report on the going ons in the Commission, that the journalists physically LIVE in Brussels AND that they're employed by for-profit newspapers. Non-profit journalists don't get accredited.
Makes shady policies very easy.
EU stuff simply doesn't get reported on on a regular basis. We don't know who sleeps with whom in the EU commission, who does what, who outsources what and to whom, and so on.
We, the EU citizens, don't even realise that we don't see this kind of information and news.
It's just always been this way.
Anyway. CETA is also a neoliberal wet dream. Sorry for the rant.