00:00One of Donald Trump's first actions as president has been to withdraw the United States from the
00:04Paris Climate Agreement. This is exactly what he did first time around in 2017,
00:10although Joe Biden reversed the decision four years later. The goal of the Paris Climate
00:15Agreement is to limit the global average temperature rise to no more than 1.5 centigrades,
00:21speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The EU's Environment Commissioner told Euronews
00:26that Trump's decision is regrettable, but also an opportunity.
00:30Well, first and foremost, we will continue to engage with our American friends and partners
00:35across domains, in the domain of geopolitics, in the domain of trade, but also in the domain
00:39of climate action. But also this will require more assertiveness, more diplomacy from Europe
00:46across the globe. And of course, when there is a vacuum, others will fill it. And that
00:52holds good for us, but I'm sure the Chinese, the Indians and others will play their part as well.
01:00Hoekstra added that the EU should not deviate from its path,
01:04which aims at significantly shifting away from Russian fossil fuel energy.
01:09So what we will do is a couple of things in the years to come. You know, we will continue to
01:13double down on renewables, on grid capacity, on battery capacity. That is one. Secondly,
01:19we're going to be very, very clear on making sure we enhance our autonomy and decrease our
01:27dependencies. The commissioner also recalled that China is currently responsible for 30%
01:32of global emissions and is therefore paying close attention to Beijing's compliance with its commitments.
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