Exclusive: Frans Timmermans says that older people need to make sacrifices to protect the future
Older people will have to make sacrifices in the fight against climate change or today’s children will face a future of fighting wars for water and food, the EU’s deputy chief has warned.
Frans Timmermans, vice-president of the EU commission, said social policy and climate policy must be combined, to share fairly the costs and benefits of creating a low carbon economy, or the world would face a backlash from people who fear losing jobs or income, stoked by populist politicians and fossil fuel interests.
