Source: International Business Times
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock alongside COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago AFP Europe must seize on the "huge economic opportunities" offered by the green technology boom, Germany said Wednesday -- adding it was up to the United States if it decided to miss out. Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump's administration has withdrawn the United States from the landmark Paris Agreement for a second time and vowed to focus heavily on fossil fuel extraction. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a climate conference in Berlin that he "deeply regretted" the United States leaving the Paris climate accord and stressed the "enormous" economic opportunities it is missing out on.
