Lutnick Says EU ESG Regulations Will Harm U.S. Energy Producers

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Recent months have seen a flood of both American and European banks and major investment houses pulling out of international alliances based on the promotion of environment, sustainability, and governance (ESG) philosophy, and re-evaluating their years-long obeisance to this costly ideology. It is a societal trend about which the ministers at the EU seem oblivious and determined to ignore.

Europe's Green Deal package exemplifies this regulatory overreach, layering several complex mandates onto businesses operating in the bloc. One of these directives, The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), forces companies to disclose extensive ESG metrics, while the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) imposes strict requirements for supply chain due diligence and climate transition planning. Meanwhile, the EU Taxonomy dictates what qualifies as a "sustainable" economic activity, arbitrarily influencing investment flows and capital allocation.

Together, this web of red tape raises compliance costs, stifles innovation, and makes it astronomically more difficult for America to provide Europe with the oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) it needs to power its economies as it continues to wean itself from its dependency on Russian energy. So, why is Europe embarking on this regulatory crusade?

At its core, the problem is that the European Union's leaders want to have their cake and eat it too. They want (and need) American energy and products but refuse to acknowledge the fact that this necessitates a move away from paralyzing ESG standards and impracticable net-zero goals.

Meanwhile, American companies must comply with overly bureaucratic regimes to appease Europe's perceived moral high ground. Indeed, at a time when the continent is struggling to keep its lights on, it makes little sense to force allies into compliance with byzantine regulations as they attempt to provide the country with much-needed energy supplies.