FEATURE: EU infighting over climate targets sends worrying signs to world’s poorest, most at-risk countries

Published 16:13 on September 17, 2025 / Last updated at 09:42 on September 18, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Features), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks)

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The EU’s internal wrangling over its new Paris climate pledge is fuelling frustrations among small and vulnerable countries, which are looking to the world’s fourth-biggest emitter to show leadership and ambition in the wake of the US withdrawal from talks. 
The EU’s internal wrangling over its new Paris climate pledge is fuelling frustrations among small and vulnerable countries, which are looking to the world’s fourth-biggest emitter to show leadership and ambition in the wake of the US withdrawal from talks. 


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