US EditionEU decision on 2040 climate target to be delayed, diplomats say
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The European Union postpones the adoption of a new climate target for 2040 scheduled for next week. First, the issue should be raised at an informal summit on 1 October, after discussions by the EU ambassadors in Brussels.
EU split on 2040 climate goal ahead of UN summit
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Persistent divisions among member states on the EU’s 2040 climate goal might leave the bloc unable to strike a deal before a key UN summit in November, diplomats told AFP on Friday. Denmark, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said it was working for an agreement “before the end of the year”, after diplomats for several states called for talks on the target to be pushed back. The European Commission has announced plans fo…
On Thursday 18 September, the Commission hoped to withdraw an agreement on a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 15 years, but France and Germany are opposed to this timetable, an unfortunate signal at the dawn of the COP30 in Brazil and the ten years of the Paris Agreement.
In fact, next week the EU Environment Ministers wanted to adopt the climate target for 2040. Now this is to be discussed only in October at an EU summit.
Europe faces many divergent views and may not agree on reducing greenhouse gas emissions before the UN Climate Conference in Brazil
The decision on the EU climate goal 2040 is now not taken at the meeting of the Environment Ministers on 18 September, but only at the EU summit in October. The postponement, which was also demanded by Austria, met with sharp criticism in the run-up to the Greens, environmental organisations and NGOs and was called "delaying". Since the EU summit has the unanimity principle, a country could already stop the EU climate targets, was feared in adva…
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