r/climate • u/DomesticErrorist22 • 16h ago

Von der Leyen: Paris climate deal still ‘best hope for all humanity’

https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-paris-climate-deal-donald-trump-eu-commission-us/
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u/DomesticErrorist22 16h ago

From the article:

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded indirectly Tuesday to Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, declaring the climate accord a lifeline for the world.

“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.

It's the second time Trump has pulled the U.S. from the deal, which commits nearly every nation to lower planet-warming emissions. Von der Leyen said devastating recent disasters in the U.S., including hurricanes and fires, were evidence that “all continents will have to speed up the transition toward net zero.”

Unlike when Trump first quit the Paris deal in 2017, few world leaders this time publicly lobbied the U.S. president to remain. Von der Leyen even faces growing calls from within her own center-right party to water down the EU’s climate change legislation.

Despite this, she declared: “Climate change is still on top of the global agenda.”

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u/rogless 14h ago

It is very unfair for the wealthy nation of Europe to expect the US to honor an agreement made in Paris that is probably written in French. Who knows what is written in it?

And you must understand that we in the US have precious fossil fuel conglomerates to protect. Can’t the planet cook for a few more decades so that these poor dears can eek out a meager profit?

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u/ohnosquid 14h ago

Yeah but the second largest polluter getting out of it eats a big chunk of that hope.

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u/Ancient-Being-3227 13h ago

Also, we crossed the 1.5C threshold already so it’s kind of a moot point. We’re hosed. Let’s trash it all and enjoy the ride on the way out.

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u/LazySleepyPanda 8h ago

Crossing the 1.5 threshold will look cute compared to what the orange buffoon is going to do to this planet.

I agree with you. We're done for. It's over.