20 and the restrictions were reduced significantly and the european commission president wanted that. this is how she put it. this marks a milestone in the renewed eu/us partnership and it is a global first to achieve the decarbonization of the global steel production and trade. it is a big step forward in fighting climate change. reporter: so a big step forward but in a problem of massive scale and scope. as boris johnson put it here, really a drop in the warming ocean. steel and aluminum tariffs reduced commitments to use more carbon friendly areas going forward. a step in the right direction but so many to go.
challenges. so i thank you again, president vanderline and i will turn the podium over to you. thank you. thank you, very much, mr. president. joe, thank you very much. and i am also very pleased to announce that, mr. president, you and i, we have today agreed to suspend the tariffs on steel and aluminum and to start the work on the new global sustainable steel arrangement. and this marks a milestone in the renewed eu/us partnership, and it is our global first in the efforts to achieve the decarbonization of the global steel production and trade. it is a big step forward in fighting climate change. the arrangement is, of course, open to all like-minded
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