Joint statement by Executive Vice President Timmermans and US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry following the sixth meeting of the EU-US High-Level Climate Action Group. USA

The Vice-President of the European Commission, and the US Envoy for Climate, met to exchange views on the most recent global developments. They stressed that the climate crisis has not only deepened, but that time is running out to correct this challenge. In that context, they referred to the latest IPCC reports, which underline the need for urgent action to keep a warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.