“Public institutions are much better positioned to address the urgency of climate change while also protecting workers” - inspiring intervention by Vera Weghmann, from the University of Greenwich
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“A wholistic approach to public ownership would be best: transmission, distribution, supply and generation of green and not so green energy” - Vera Weghmann

“In Austria, most energy companies are in public hands, but they behave like private companies”, Angela Fister, from @oegb_eu , the Austrian Trade Union Confederation

“Public control will allow to stop the massive public subsidies to the private sector.Nationalising means changing the system - take democratic control over investment and prices. Nationalising is a struggle that is underway”, Mathieu Strale from the Parti des Travailleurs Belges

Mathieu Strale: “In 20yrs, Engie made €15bn just on Belgian electricity market, 7x the value of infrastructure. So if we need to take it back, then we won’t pay it again! We’ve already done so”