Furthermore, the loss of legislative continuity beyond 2020 would create considerable insecurity for businesses in the EU, leading to diminished investment and interrupting – if not terminating – Europe’s advance toward a low-carbon economy. Once such a process begins, the politically fragile EU will be unable to stop it, at least in the foreseeable future.
这将让欧盟别无选择，只能改变其内部计划，削弱其坚持到底实现2050年减排目标的能力和成员国同意雄心勃勃、具有法律约束力的2030年气候和能源目标的意愿。此外，2020年后合法持续性的降低将导致欧盟企业安全感大幅降低，造成投资减少并干扰甚至扼杀欧洲迈向低碳经济的前进之路。一旦这一过程开始，政治上四分五裂的欧盟将无力停止它，至少在可预见的未来无力停止。