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US and Qatar issue energy and trade threats to EU over climate rules

Fossil fuel exporters claim investment and security of supply will be imperilled

The US and Qatar have warned the EU its trade, investment and energy supplies will be harmed unless the bloc walks back tough new climate and human rights rules.

Washington and Doha said the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive poses an “existential threat” to the growth, competitiveness, and resilience of the European economy and will imperil its energy security.

The two countries said the rules — set for debate by EU legislators as early as Friday — would hurt their exports of liquefied natural gas, which became a lifeline for the bloc after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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