Europeans are so smug about emissions
We produce about half as much of them per capita as you do, so yeah, all things considered, quite smug. France, less than a third of what you do. They should be very smug. I can walk into a car dealership and buy a car that will get a genuine 75mpg. Yup - quite smug about that as well.
More Nuclear is where we agree (it's the main reason behind the figures for emissions in France being 30% lower than here in the UK, and 70% lower than in the US).
Forcing industry to shift away from carbon is where we disagree. The ecological option must be made the economical option. Fortunately, your political party is about to loose, and one that looks like it might pay more than lip service to the environment will replace it.