The failure to agree meant that the EU showed up empty handed to the special UN climate summit in New York last month. That is the reason the climate discussion is being delayed until the next EU summit in December, he said. “It feels like we can’t make any progress on climate change until Brexit is resolved one way or the other - it’s an infuriating distraction,” grumbled another EU official. Dealing with the Brexit mess is harming development of the Paris Agreement, which was one of his highest priorities upon taking office. Everyone wants Brexit to go away, but perhaps nobody more so than climate change activists.

Source: Forbes October 20, 2019 12:22 UTC