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EU 'disappointed' with UN climate deal on emissions

"What we have in front of us is not enough of a step forward for people and planet. It doesn't bring enough added efforts from major emitters to increase and accelerate their emission cuts," European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans told the closing session of the two-week summit.

AFP WORLD
Published November 20,2022
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The European Union said Sunday that it was "disappointed" with a lack of ambition on reducing emissions in the climate deal agreed at the COP27 summit.

"What we have in front of us is not enough of a step forward for people and planet. It doesn't bring enough added efforts from major emitters to increase and accelerate their emission cuts," European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans told the closing session of the two-week summit.