The United States is set to withdraw from 66 international agreements, including key climate agreements, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week. Among the withdrawals are the UN Climate Convention, UNFCCC, which forms the framework for the annual climate summits, and the scientific climate panel IPCC. This further distances the United States from international cooperation to combat climate change. This is reported by Børsen.
Climate Minister Lars Aagaard (M) calls the American decision problematic for international climate cooperation and points out that the EU has already felt the consequences of the American absence at the negotiating table. At the latest climate summit, the US did not participate, which according to the minister weakened the EU's position in the crucial negotiations. According to the climate minister, the EU will maintain its climate ambitions despite the US withdrawal, but he expects that there will be pressure for Europe to take over American commitments. He rejects this.
- We must stand firm on what we have promised. We must not go backwards. We cannot fill the Americans' gap, either when it comes to money or reductions. We are too small for that, and they are too big, says Lars Aagaard.
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