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2040 climate target

EU must heed scientific advice, Ribera says as 2040 row deepens

EU must heed scientific advice, Ribera says as 2040 row deepens

The EU’s scientific advisers warned Monday that expected plans to outsource some emissions cuts would undermine the bloc’s climate credibility.

June 2, 2025 4:51 pm CET
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EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal

The European Commission wants to keep a 90 percent emissions-cutting target but to change how countries calculate their progress.

March 31, 2025 4:38 am CET

Von der Leyen’s first 100 days: Her promises, big wins and fizzles

The Commission president promised to pull off seven political feats by March 10. Here’s how she did.

March 10, 2025 4:12 am CET

Commission pushes EU’s 2040 climate law into spring

The 2040 target “will be presented soon,” said European Commission spokesperson.

February 25, 2025 9:49 am CET

EU’s 2040 climate target to come this week, Commission official says

Formal proposal to amend overarching climate law will accompany Clean Industrial Deal.

February 24, 2025 6:00 am CET

Germany votes, Trump attacks, Europe reacts

Europe suddenly has to do it all — all alone, all at once. Still in shock after U.S. President Donald Trump’s unequivocal pivot toward Moscow, European leaders …

February 21, 2025 4:01 am CET
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