EMEA > INTERVIEW: Climate targets ‘untouchable’, but other Green Deal laws must be rewritten, says EU election winner

INTERVIEW: Climate targets ‘untouchable’, but other Green Deal laws must be rewritten, says EU election winner

Published 12:57 on June 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:57 on June 24, 2024  / /  EMEA

The EU’s anti-deforestation regulation is a “bureaucratic monster” that must be revised, alongside the 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, says Peter Liese, a German lawmaker who is environment spokesperson for the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) that won the EU elections this month.
The EU’s anti-deforestation regulation is a “bureaucratic monster” that must be revised, alongside the 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, says Peter Liese, a German lawmaker who is environment spokesperson for the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) that won the EU elections this month.


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