Whereas the European Union intends to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, its major international partners, including China, also have a particular responsibility to take on the fight against climate disruption; this was stressed by the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans in a speech to members of Tsinghua University (Beijing) on Thursday, 26 November.
“While we are convinced that the Green Deal is the right...