MEPs express concern for EU climate leadership as commission head confirms she will miss Baku summit
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, with Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the president of Cop 28, in Dubai in December 2023.The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, with Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the president of Cop 28, in Dubai in December 2023.Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to miss the Cop29 climate summit is “a fatal signal” and raises questions about Europe’s commitment to the climate crisis, observers have said., which start on Monday.
He said: “The climate crisis does not wait for ideal conditions to act, and neither can we. After the re-election of Trump, the EU must now take a stronger leadership role, both to sustain momentum and to counterbalance the US stance.”, Ilham Aliyev, Bloss said: “By leaving the stage to autocrats like Aliyev, we risk turning the conference more and more into a greenwashing spectacle for self-promotion rather than genuine climate action.
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