Germany and Europe should continue on the path of expanding low-carbon energies during the second presidency of Donald Trump, a climate change sceptic, outgoing German vice chancellor Robert Habeck said on Tuesday.

Outgoing German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck emphasizes the importance of continuing green energy efforts amidst concerns of Donald Trump's climate change skepticism. Speaking in Berlin, Habeck criticized Trump's Paris Agreement exit and stressed the need for Germany to advance its own energy technologies.

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, the top Green Party candidate for Germany's upcoming election, warned on Monday that US democracy is in danger under new US president Donald Trump. If "political interests" are added to current developments "and the wealth of billionaires is combined with political interests and the ownership of infrastructure,

By Vera Eckert and Tom Käckenhoff BERLIN (Reuters) -Sticking with growth plans for green energy is the best response to Donald Trump after the U.S. president's "fatal" move to withdraw from the Paris climate accord,