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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9705909" data-attributes="member: 42856">I am slightly more pessimistic. I think the population prioritize environmental concern that don't affect them. Say, with numbers used just to make a sentence: 2% of the population are commercial fisherman and 40% of the population don't care and have no political consciousness, and 60% of the population is rather OK with saying that environmental concerns are something they share. Even if the 2% of commercial fishermen are all concerned about environment, they'll complain about losing their industry, but you'll still get a majority to forbid commercial fishing.Now, if you want to ban combustion-engine car, it's not 2% of commercial fisherman but 80% of car owner that will protest, and you'll be left with the support of the non-car owning 60%. That's 12% and you don't get your majority. I don't have high hopes for the goal of the EU to switch to electric car only in short time frame.There are situations were representative can make better choices that their constituents based on elevated level of information (like the optimal tax rate), but I don't think environmental concerns are the best theme for that.</blockquote>