EU climate chief warns of dangers in reliance on China for clean technologies

In a recent statement, Wopke Hoekstra, the EU Climate Action Commissioner, warned that Europe's heavy reliance on China for clean-energy technologies poses significant risks. He emphasized the need for Europe to build its own capacity in these sectors to avoid strategic vulnerabilities. The EU's trade deficit with China has reached a record €1 billion daily, prompting calls for a rebalancing of economic relations. Hoekstra's remarks highlight the urgency of addressing these dependencies to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.