European Commission says "climate policy has to survive for Europe to survive"

The European Commission stated that climate policy has to survive for Europe to survive. A senior EU official declared that Europe cannot afford to choose between climate policy and competitiveness or security. This position comes in the context of debates about how to reconcile environmental objectives with the economic needs of the European bloc. The message conveyed is that there is no opposition between climate targets and European competitiveness or security, and that both objectives should be pursued together.