EU warns of 'serious blow' from Trump on climate change

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "The Paris Agreement is the centrepiece of United Nations climate negotiations in which nearly 200 countries discuss steps to curb emissions and funding to pay for these efforts.
58% : The U.S. has played a central role in the talks, including by working with China - the world's biggest polluter and second-biggest economy - to lay the groundwork for recent global climate deals.
55% : "Reporting by Kate Abnett, Christian Levaux in Brussels; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tabSuggested Topics:COP29Climate ChangeKate AbnettThomson ReutersKate Abnett covers EU climate and energy policy in Brussels, reporting on Europe's green transition and how climate change is affecting people and ecosystems across the EU.
54% : Last month he warned the EU it must buy more U.S. oil and gas or face tariffs.
52% : But even as Brussels faces pressure to step up its climate leadership to fill a potential U.S. vacuum, the EU is set to miss a February deadline for all countries to send new national climate plans to the U.N.
48% : A turnaround is expected under Trump, who returns to the White House on Jan. 20.
46% : He said the Commission is reaching out to U.S. contacts across the political spectrum, including at the non-federal level.
40% : Hoekstra said the EU will "constructively engage" with the new U.S. administration on issues including climate change.
31% : "If that were to happen, that would be a serious blow for international climate diplomacy," EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Reuters in an interview.

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