The party has a hostile stance on attempts to cut carbon emissions but got more votes than any other in general election

The party has a hostile stance on attempts to cut carbon emissions but got more votes than any other in general election

The shocking success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV party in Dutch elections has left climate activists fearful of a drastic shift to fossil fuels and a rollback of climate policies if it manages to form a government.

Best known abroad for its rhetoric against Muslims, the PVV, which came first in Wednesday’s election but may struggle to find coalition partners, has taken a hard line on policies to stop the planet getting hotter.

The party wants to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea and stop building wind turbines and solar farms. It also wants to abolish the Dutch climate law and leave the Paris agreement on climate change.

“If these elections make one thing clear, it’s that politics will not save us,” said Yolande Schuur from the Dutch branch of activist group Extinction Rebellion.

The PVV, whose success with voters was praised by far-right leaders across Europe on Thursday, has said it is not going to waste billions on “pointless climate hobbies”.

    • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.caEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      They have to have something to make them recognizable and appealing to the dumbasses who vote for them. Boring short gray hair doesn’t give the same charisma as some terrible, but recognizable hairstyle. They’re also egotistical and fear being forgotten, so they need something to make them more memorable.

      • spacecowboyEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        “God only made so many beautiful heads. The rest he put hair on.”