The European Union’s ambitious plan to slash carbon usage over the next decade kicks off years of wrangling as members figure out if and how they can afford a program that would transform every corner of the bloc’s economy. Coal-dependent Poland staked its claim for funding before the European Commission had even approved its plan and a German official immediately predicted the sweeping ambition of the plan will spark concerns in many countries. In France, where Emmanuel Macron faced months of at times violent demonstrations after trying to raise gasoline taxes, the president’s allies are worried about the impact of higher fuel and heating costs on families. “That doesn’t drive the change, it creates frustration,” Pascal Canfin, a member of Macron’s party who chairs the environment committee at the European Parliament, said in an interview on Bloomberg radio , noting that in France a similar move resulted in the […]