EU must be 'less naive' in COP climate talks: French ministry

The comments came before a meeting of EU environment ministers in Cyprus this week to review last November's UN climate summit, which ended with a watered-down pact that omitted EU demands over fossil fuels. Monique Barbut, France's minister for ecological transition, had already expressed disappointment over the outcome and said the EU must be prepared to "assert its red lines" and reject similar proposals in future. The EU must be "less naive" and "more assertive, more demanding, and more transactional...