EU leaders called on the Commission to assess how the recently proposed 55-percent emissions-reduction target by 2030 would affect each country individually (Photo: European Council)

EU's 2030 climate target left for December summit

Green Economy

by Elena Sánchez Nicolás, Brussels,

EU leaders at their summit on Thursday evening (15 October) did not adopt a specific target for emissions-reductions by 2030, but agreed to "return to the issue" at the next European summit taking place in December.

Last month, the European Commission announced an increase in the existing 2030 emission-reduction target, from 40-percent to 55-percent (on 1990 levels), in order to achieve the EU's 2050 climate-neutrality target.

However, member states urged the commission to assess ...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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EU leaders called on the Commission to assess how the recently proposed 55-percent emissions-reduction target by 2030 would affect each country individually (Photo: European Council)