00:04That's the reason why world leaders gather this November for COP30, the UN's Global Climate Summit.
00:11But this year it is defined by who is not coming.
00:15President Trump is skipping the conference.
00:18Chinese President Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi are also absent.
00:23With the US gone, the European Union becomes the main player, bearing the brunt of demands on rich nations.
00:30And it comes at the worst possible time.
00:33The planet is heating up.
00:362024's global average hit a staggering 1.6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
00:44Yet the EU, now pushed to lead, is fumbling its own climate goals.
00:50With 41% of citizens naming cost of living as their top concern and just 21% for climate,
00:59the EU is facing a Green Deal backlash, weakening green policies and setting a new, weaker climate target.
01:08The consequence? The EU accused of hypocrisy.
01:12China called the bloc's backtracking shameful.
01:16For decades the EU relied on the US as a partner.
01:20But now Brussels must learn to be both a good cup and a bad cup.
01:25A role it might not yet be ready for.
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