Fossil-fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fears

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 29, 2025

The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc's climate fight - should the mammoth pledges come true. As part of the framework agreed Sunday, the EU said its companies would buy $750 billion of liquefied natural gas, oil and nuclear fuels from the United States - split equally over three years - to