EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker made an appearance at the UN climate summit in Paris in 2015. However, a recent comment showed he may not have grasped the nature of what was agreed (Photo: European Commission)

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Does Juncker even know what is in the Paris climate deal?

Green Economy

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

The European Commission has done a great job in the fight against climate change, its outgoing president Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday (11 June) at an event organised by Politico.

Referring to "facts" which proved the commission took the climate threat as a "serious issue", Juncker boasted that "without the European Union this Paris climate agreement would never have been possible".

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