According to the USDA’s Economic Research Service, the EU’s so-called Green Deal and Farm to Fork initiative could cause food prices to rise upwards of 17 percent.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/hoosier-ag-today/commentary-by-kip-tom-food-security-supports-our-national-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commentary-by-kip-tom-food-security-supports-our-national-security

During a plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs voted for Hoekstra's appointment as climate action commissioner by 279 to 173 with 33 abstentions, and in favor of Šefčovič as new Green Deal chief by 322 to 158 with 37 abstentions.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/meps-confirm-eus-new-climate-chiefs/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

For instance, the European Green Deal aims to raise EUR 1 trillion in the next ten years, with EUR 503 billion coming from the EU budget.

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/eu-carbon-tax-to-hurt-global-trade-not-to-stop-carbon-leakage-gtri/

Many liberals applaud the EU’s Green Deal, Taxonomy, CSRD, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and, not yet passed, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and wish the U.S. were following the EU’s lead.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobeccles/2023/12/31/what-ive-learned-from-conservatives-who-are-addressing-the-challenge-of-climate-change/

The European Commission, in part, responded by launching its own Green Deal Industrial Plan last month in response to Biden's legislation.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/11/beginning-of-a-new-era-after-white-house-meeting-between-von-der-leyen-and-biden

The European Green Deal and the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 both emphasize the importance of the EU halting biodiversity loss by preserving natural areas and restoring damaged ecosystems.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1608864740/european-commission-opens-5-infringement-procedures-against-estonia