Climate summit COP21 deal: an important step forward, but not (yet) the full answer

The outcome of the COP21 climate summit in Paris is an important step forward for global efforts to reduce emissions and it is essential that all countries now deliver on their pledges. While many other major economies accelerate their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the EU remains by far the most ambitious even among the developed countries. BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia stressed that “... we were hoping that other countries would increase their ambition to closer to that of the EU. It is important that all major economies make comparable efforts as soon as possible. We will be assessing the impact of today’s outcome on competitiveness of the European industry.”  Read BusinessEurope's full press release.

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