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EU lawmaker raises climate law ambition, proposes carbon budget

Published 14:07 on May 8, 2020  /  Last updated at 13:10 on September 1, 2021  /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, EU ETS, Shipping

The EU should set a 65% emissions reduction target for 2030 and work towards an 80-85% objective in 2040, aided by a union-wide carbon budget and the establishment of an independent scientific committee, the lead MEP steering the 27-nation bloc’s climate law has proposed in a draft report.
The EU should set a 65% emissions reduction target for 2030 and work towards an 80-85% objective in 2040, aided by a union-wide carbon budget and the establishment of an independent scientific committee, the lead MEP steering the 27-nation bloc’s climate law has proposed in a draft report.


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