'Climate cult' hurts Europe's economy: US energy secretary tells AFP

'Climate cult' hurts Europe's economy: US energy secretary tells AFP
Paris, France, Feb 17 (AFP) Feb 17, 2026
A "climate cult" has weighed on Europe's economy, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told AFP on Tuesday, adding that the United States has shown its allies "tough love" because it wants them to become stronger.

"All of the United States' tough love is to try to get Europe to have a stronger military, stronger energy system, stronger economy, to be better, stronger allies with us," Wright said in an interview in Paris.

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