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Europe’s strategic asset: climate change leadership

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Europe’s strategic asset: climate change leadership

In European policymaking circles nowadays, there is talk of prioritizing competitiveness, defence and stability over ambitious climate goals. But to abandon the European Union’s green transition strategy would be a grave economic mistake

Laurence Tubiana   1 Mar 2025

Never has it been so obvious that Europe must stand on its own. But as European leaders debate how to do so, they should not fall for the bogus trade-off between security and competitiveness, on one hand, and climate goals on the other. Doing so would squander one of Europe’s major strategic advantages: its substantial lead in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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