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US withdrawal from UN treaty 'regrettable', says EU's Hoekstra


US withdrawal from UN treaty 'regrettable', says EU's Hoekstra

A general view of the melting Lewis Glacier in Mount Kenya National Park on March 7, 2025. (Credit: AFP illustrative photo)

EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to confront global warming despite the United States announcing its withdrawal from a bedrock U.N. climate treaty.

"The decision by the world's largest economy and second-largest emitter to retreat from it is regrettable and unfortunate," Hoekstra said in a post on LinkedIn.

EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to confront global warming despite the United States announcing its withdrawal from a bedrock U.N. climate treaty.

"The decision by the world's largest economy and second-largest emitter to retreat from it is regrettable and unfortunate," Hoekstra said in a post on LinkedIn.