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Politico (16 December 2024)

By Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise and Francesca Micheletti

Donald Trump trashing United States climate efforts will empower rivals to control the industries of tomorrow, Europe’s top competition and climate official said Thursday.

“It is not good news that a big player such as the United States decides to go in a different direction,” Teresa Ribera said in an interview in her office in Brussels. “It is not good news for anyone. But … whenever there is a big player that decides to abandon a room, there will be other players entering.”

Ribera is in her third week as a European Commission executive vice president, one of just six helping run the European Union’s executive branch. Her portfolio only makes her more powerful.

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