Climate negotiations: Europe, let’s close the gap

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Climate is going to be one of the key political issues on the global stage for the coming decades. Connie Hedegaard knows it very well and this is why, as European Commissioner for Climate Action, she encourages Europe to make up its mind on climate policy in the 2030 horizon.

“We have signals for a great hope – she explains in this interview to Italian journalist, Emanuele Bompan – but we can’t avoid being realistic and realizing that it’s difficult for countries such as China and the United States to engage in legally binding global agreements.”

Serving in the European Commission since 10 February 2010, Connie Hedegaard is working to push the EU into becoming  a role model in climate negotiations and strongly advocates saving the European ETS. Moreover, she knows that effective climate action includes several issues that are becoming topical in public affairs. Thus, the European Commissioner explains her ideas to us about various topics, from adaptation (“We need infrastructures that should be ‘climate proof’ in order to open up investments) to shale gas that should be considered a “transition technology”.
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