EU climate chief: Europe must ‘fill the vacuum’ after US exits climate talks
Again, and again Trump repeat his actions against Paris Climate that the American president saw it as a useless and it harms the American economy adding to that there is no need for his country to join it.
In one of his first acts as president, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from the climate agreement, signed in Paris in 2015, which commits countries to limiting global warming to avoid the most dangerous impacts of rising temperatures.
In the first response the United Kingdom PM have been urged to “step up again” But the FM spokeswoman refused to give a comment about the decision or the UK situation
”Europe must be more assertive in its diplomacy across the world”
while the EU climate chief Hoekstra said sadly.
Europe must ‘fill the vacuum’ after US exits climate talks.
Hoekstra stressed the EU would continue to engage with “our American friends” in the domain of climate action, as well as on pressing issues of geopolitics and trade. At the same time, Europe must be more assertive in its diplomacy across the world. The US president has begun his second term with an executive order to exit the global climate action process launched 10 years ago in the French capital.
E U chief” Hoekstra” added.
It’s not completely unexpected, of course, but it is unfortunate because we’re talking about the largest economy across the globe, the most influential power we have and the second country in terms of its emissions, So that has consequences.”
“I can only commend his administration for doing that,”
Hoekstra said
from other side Shaun Spiers, executive director at think tank Green Alliance, said:
“The world didn’t back away from the Paris Agreement on climate change when Trump did the last time he was in office.
“In fact, the UK took major steps forward, introducing a world leading next zero target.
“Net zero industries already contribute £74 billion in added value to the UK economy, and the British public think the green economy offers the best opportunities for growth.
“Our leaders must step up again and grasp the opportunity this presents.”
- member of the climate agreement will continue to work with all countries to tackle the urgency of the climate crisis.
Shaun Spiers, added
The president has also said he will boost fossil fuel production, cancel efforts to boost ownership of electric cars and end Mr. Biden’s climate policy to channel billions of dollars into clean tech such as renewables.
Experts criticized the decision, while campaigners urged the British Government to step up and fill the void in climate action.
But there were also suggestions the withdrawal would not have the impact it did last time, as other countries would continue to exploit the opportunities to boost economies through decarbonizing.
