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EU set to miss UN climate deadline amid internal divisions
- EU environment ministers are meeting in Brussels on September 18 to finalize an emissions-cutting plan for the UN climate conference COP30 in Brazil.
- The EU struggles to reach consensus on a legally binding 2040 target to cut emissions by 90% compared to 1990, with Paris and Berlin pushing to delay the decision until an October leaders' summit.
- Denmark, holding the EU presidency, proposed submitting a non-binding 'statement of intent' pledging a 66.3% to 72.5% emissions cut to avoid going empty-handed to COP30 starting November 10 in Belem.
- A senior EU diplomat described this 'statement of intent' as 'much better than nothing,' while climate advocates noted the delay damages EU credibility and signals fading ambition amid geopolitical distractions.
- This postponement complicates the EU's position as one of the largest emitters, suggesting challenges in maintaining global climate leadership ahead of the UN's September 30 NDC submission deadline.
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EU seeks ‘face-saving’ deal on UN climate target
EU countries will seek Thursday to settle on an emissions-cutting plan to bring to a key UN conference in Brazil, as divisions on the bloc's green agenda threaten its global leadership on climate. Environment ministers for the 27-nation bloc are gathering in Brussels with the clock ticking down on a United Nations deadline to produce
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EU seeks 'face-saving' deal on UN climate target
EU countries will seek Thursday to settle on an emissions-cutting plan to bring to a key UN conference in Brazil, as divisions on the bloc's green agenda threaten its global leadership on climate.
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