Zandoria Signs Expanded EU Climate Accord

Meridian — A federal delegation led by Federal Cultural Affairs Minister Yuki Iwasaki signed the revised European Climate Compact on Thursday in Brussels, committing the Republic to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by forty-two percent within nine years. The accord, negotiated over eighteen months by twelve member states and three observer nations, establishes a common carbon-pricing mechanism and mandates quarterly progress reports to a new EU Climate Authority.

The signing took place amid rising pressure from La Verda Aliro and Movado Esperanto-Civitana, whose combined parliamentary strength has made climate policy a centrepiece of the pre-election debate. Both parties have cited the Río Esperanto's declining water levels — attributed to upstream precipitation shifts — as evidence that federal climate action lags regional need.

The Minister's office released a statement framing the compact as "a recognition that Zandoria's hydroelectric infrastructure and biodiversity are assets the federal government is now pledged to defend." Yet the accord's binding nature has already drawn criticism from Federal Renewal, whose Nueva Singapur delegation warned that the carbon-pricing mechanism could raise energy costs for the region's manufacturing sector. What remains unclear is whether the commitment will shift the dynamics of the two live constitutional questions dominating the March 2027 campaign.