EMEA > Key MEPs raise 2030 climate ambition bar, setting up EU showdown on tougher targets

Key MEPs raise 2030 climate ambition bar, setting up EU showdown on tougher targets

Published 12:26 on September 11, 2020  /  Last updated at 12:26 on September 11, 2020  / Ben Garside /  EMEA, EU ETS

The European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) set a high ambition marker for EU climate policy on Friday, agreeing to push for a 60% emissions reduction goal for 2030 and national net zero targets for 2050 - elements likely to be hotly contested in member state capitals.
The European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) set a high ambition marker for EU climate policy on Friday, agreeing to push for a 60% emissions reduction goal for 2030 and national net zero targets for 2050 - elements likely to be hotly contested in member state capitals.


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