Even if the UK waves goodbye to the EU, Brussels will continue its business after March. What's next for EU wonks, once Brexit is off their work schedules? IF 2018 SHOWED anything, aside from that satire is dead, it's that climate change, plus policies that influence it, are in the spotlight more than ever before. This year will prove the litmus test, but signs suggest the state of our planet is no longer a niche subject confined to green parties and environmental groups. Most political forces are taking an interest because, cynically speaking, it's become a vote-winner. Green parties across Europe registered stunning successes last year, in Bavaria, Belgium and Luxembourg. There's even an outside chance the coveted energy commissioner job might go to one of their ranks after the Parliament elections in May.
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