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On climate action, Europe must learn from its digital mistakes

A general view shows solar panels to produce renewable energy at the photovoltaic park in Les Mees, in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, southern France March 31, 2015. The solar farm of the Colle des Mees, the biggest in France, consists of 112,780 solar modules covering an area of 200 hectares of land and representing 100 MW of power.

As Europe steps up its fight against climate change, we must heed the lessons of the digital revolution. Image: REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Werner Hoyer
President, European Investment Bank
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Americans are more positive than Europeans about the economic potential of fighting climate change
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Levels of optimism vary widely across the EU Image: EIB
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