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The EU is set to back new climate targets but Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's own political group — the European People's Party — has led the charge to weaken green regulation. (Photo: Emmanuel)

EU to unveil 2040 climate goal with controversial 'net' cuts

The European Commission is expected to back a 90 percent net cut to emissions by 2040 on Tuesday (6 January).

The target is on the lower end of the EU's scientific advisory board's recommendations, which called for a reduction of between 90 and 95 percent.

According to a leaked draft circulated before the announcement, the EU would endorse a "net cut", meaning that actual emissions cuts are complemented by technologies that reduce pollution, like so-called Carbon Capture and Stor...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

The EU is set to back new climate targets but Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's own political group — the European People's Party — has led the charge to weaken green regulation. (Photo: Emmanuel)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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