EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has apologised after questioning whether activists were prepared to reduce their quality of life to battle climate change.
have my full support and inspire politicians & societies. Climate change is one of biggest geopolitical challenges, we can't afford costs of inaction. "I want to apologise to anyone that may have felt offended by my inappropriate reference to the important youth movement fighting #climatechange," Mr Borrell wrote on Twitter on Saturday while returning from a visit to the United States.
Borrell appeared to backtrack on Friday, when he posted on Twitter that"youth movements to fight climate change have my full support and inspire politicians and societies". "Climate change is one of biggest geopolitical challenges, we can't afford costs of inaction," he added, while noting that"to be successful, we also need to tackle social and economic costs of the transition".
The 72-year-old veteran Spanish politician, who started his current role on December 1, has a reputation for making undiplomatic remarks.
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