POLITICO: ‘It’s game over for Europe’s climate clout’ –
China stands ready to fill the gap as EU ‘ignores’ UN climate target deadlines
It’s game over for Europe’s climate clout – POLITICO https://share.google/2DYgUjYsyjjVCAKm4 Excerpt: Governments across the 27-member bloc have spent much of the year squabbling over a set of new climate targets required by European law and the 2015 Paris Agreement. U.N. deadlines have been ignored. … Talks among EU diplomats fell apart earlier this month after […]
China trumps Trump at UN! China makes ‘landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions’ – CNN declares pledge ‘a consequential move for the global climate’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4y159190go BBC Excerpt: In a video statement to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 7-10% by 2035, while “striving to do better”. But some critics said China’s plan did not go as far as hoped to keep global climate goals […]