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In the sharpest possible contrast to the US approach to climate change, in a very grown-up adult fashion, the EU has publicly stated: “EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy.” (Environmental Damage is Putting European Way of Life at Risk, Says Report, The Guardian, Sept. 29, 2025)

Whew!!! The world is still sane.

Like a cool refreshing late afternoon breeze, a great sense of relief has spread across the Continent. With a remarkable pitch-perfect admission, the EU informs its citizens of the truth no matter how much it hurts. The upside to this admission is an understanding by the citizens that something horrible is wrong. Ipso facto, they must pull together to do something about it. Definitively, this pulls everybody into the mix to be aware, be prepared, make sacrifices, if necessary, to make it right.

Not only has the EU warned about environmental degradation but also warned against “… weakening green rules… as far-right parties that deny the science of climate change gain ground across the continent. The US has also put pressure on EU leaders to buy its fossil fuels and ditch pollution standards that affect imported goods,” Ibid.

It’s even worse than that: “In a speech at the UN on Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed without evidence that many European countries were on the ‘brink of destruction because of the green energy agenda’. The US president blamed a 37% drop in EU emissions since 1990 for lost jobs and factory closures,” Ibid.

Clearly, the way........

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