Europe keeps piling up directives that add to the bill without solving the problem. ETS II, RED III and the EPBD form a regulatory straitjacket that pushes up energy costs and weighs on both households and industry. Lower-income families, often unable to renovate or replace their vehicle, will be hit first.
The energy transition is necessary, but it will be neither immediate nor free. Europe must guarantee stable gas and oil supplies to avoid new price surges.
Belgian industry suffers from a competitiveness gap: electricity there costs up to 27% more than elsewhere. This situation stems from an energy policy disconnected from reality.
The MR advocates an ambitious but realistic transition: meeting climate targets without impoverishing Belgians. Affordable, reliable energy is the key to wellbeing, jobs and financing the transition itself.