The cynicism of the bureaucrat knows no bounds, but EU Climate Change Commissioner Connie Hedegaard really takes some beating:
Regardless of whether or not scientists are wrong on global warming, the European Union is pursuing the correct energy policies even if they lead to higher prices, Europe’s climate commissioner has said.
Bureaucrats operate under perverse incentives, that much is understood, but when, as they tend to do, these reveal themselves as such wholehearted contempt for the general public the revelation takes the breath away every time.