to expand green infrastructure

Plans to expand green infrastructure such as lithium mines and wind farms also face local opposition, with populists in some countries repurposing this to critique “elitism” in climate policies The focus of the greenlash varies across the bloc: northern Europeans tend to view climate policies as infringing on their personal freedoms; southern Europeans are angry about inadequate responses to climate-related disasters; while eastern Europeans are more concerned about the economic impact of green policies, viewing the EU as a “green bully” ufabet