EU to Stick With Climate Ambitions Despite Mounting Backlash
- Sefcovic says Hoekstra will likely represent EU at COP28 talks
- Industry has ‘natural worries’ over transition’s pace, he says
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The European Commission will stand firm on its climate objectives while aiming to ensure that companies and citizens continue to support the transition to net-zero emissions, pledged the new head of the bloc’s landmark green deal.
“We are not going to dilute our ambition because it would be like shooting ourselves in the foot,” Maros Sefcovic, commission executive vice president, told a group of reporters. “No one should be left behind.”