I wonder who would benefit the most from a Europe dependent on fossil fuels and a warming climate and is particularly adept at sowing discontent and distrust?

Farmers’ groups have stormed European capitals to protest proposals to limit pollution from agriculture.

I’m sorry but this is not the case. This is the framing that mainstream media chose to adopt. Farmers in Europe are not against climate change regulations, this is not the point. The people that feed us are in the streets fighting for their day-to-day survival. Also, have you noticed that lately this movement has been associated with right-wing tendencies? This reflects the effort to delegitimize it, not the tendencies within these mobilizations. Same thing that had happened in France with Yellow vests protests, not that long ago.

Europe’s farmer protests are spreading. Here’s where and why :: January 31, 2024

Protests around the EU reflect common grievances over debts, price pressures, extreme weather and cheap imports

Farmers are being burdened by debt, squeezed by powerful retailers and agrochemical companies, battered by extreme weather, and undercut by cheap foreign imports, for years now — all while relying on a subsidy system that favors the big players.

The war in Ukraine has only made matters worse. A spike in prices for crops like wheat proved to be short-lived. And Russia’s aggression has upended trade flows, causing a supply glut.