Fighting Climate Change While You're Fighting Russia

Summary

The EU as a block of nations is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. However, European countries have long focused on alleviating climate change and have taken the lead on efforts to reach "net zero" emissions. As early as 1970, Prince Charles of Great Britain (now King Charles III) began to raise European awareness about climate change and how greenhouse gas emissions were causing global warming. Since then, albeit in fits and starts, Europe has taken the worldwide lead in fighting climate change. Now, as Europe collectively fights off the advances of a resurgent Russia and Vladimir Putin, the world will see if Europe can balance fighting climate change with the necessity of keeping its people and industries alive and healthy.