Wopke Hoekstra, European commissioner for climate, net zero and clean growth, discusses the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Speaking at the Davos Summit, Ursula von der Leyen emphasided the EU's dedication to the Paris climate agreement and urged international cooperation, despite Trump’s decision to withdraw. View on euro
A European Union chrome ban has been blamed for medals awarded in the Paris Olympic Games cracking and crumbling. Monnaie de Paris, the French mint, said the problem of the medals falling apart was down to a technical issue related to varnish.
Coming years will be vital well beyond Europe, all continents will have to speed up transition towards net zero, deal with growing burden of climate change,' says von der Leyen - Anadolu Ajansı
DAVOS, Switzerland — As expected, day two of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, witnessed strong responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and remain a part of the global climate pact.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said Europe remained committed to the Paris climate agreement, after US President Donald Trump announced Washington's withdrawal from the deal on his first day in office.
“The Paris Agreement continues to be the best hope for all humanity. So Europe will stay the course, and keep working with all nations that want to protect nature and stop global warming,” the European Union’s top executive said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Trump is pulling America out of the Paris Agreement, leaving the U.S. as the only major emitter not part of the treaty. It's a loss for U.S. businesses and the planet.
U.S. withdrawal from the world's primary climate pact will have a bigger impact - in the U.S. and globally - than the country's first retreat in 2017, analysts and diplomats told Reuters.
The first Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to Paris in four years has departed Islamabad after a ban from EU airspace was lifted last year.
Video. Speaking at the Davos Summit, Ursula von der Leyen emphasided the EU's dedication to the Paris climate agreement and urged international cooperation, despite Trump’s decision to withdraw.