The recent geopolitical developments shed new light on the transatlantic and more generally, the EU’s relationship with OECD countries, the emerging economies, and the developing world. On top of that Brazil has an increasingly challenging task with new NDCs to be delivered by COP30. Europe is still heavily dependent on imports of energy and critical raw materials, and this has implications on its trade relationships on trade, but also on Europe’s international climate leadership and industrial decarbonisation strategies, notably considering the US-China rift. How should the EU review its general international strategy, and more specifically its EU climate diplomacy?
Chair: Jos Delbeke, EIB Climate Chair, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
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