EU going too fast on climate, Cyprus president says

“I do not consider it possible to achieve those goals within the timeframe we have set. It’s greatly challenging — without having made progress on major issues related to competitiveness,” Christodoulides said without elaborating, according to the report.

Nearly 200 countries are gathered in Baku, with a primary goal of agreeing on a new target on how much money needs to be provided to help developing countries adapt to climate change. Christodoulides said he didn’t have high hopes of a global consensus on the way forward.

“To be perfectly honest, nothing I heard allows us to be particularly optimistic on the targets toward green transition,” Ekathimerini quoted him as saying.