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Can You Trust Climate Information? How and Why Powerful Players Are Misleading the Public
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 2 – The European Commission aims to accelerate climate neutrality by 2050 with a 90% emission cut by 2040, supported by scientific advice and flexible measures for member states.
- European Commission proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law, setting a legally binding 90% GHG reduction target by 2040 after months of political negotiations.
- Building on the EU’s 2021 Climate Law, the proposed 2040 target aims for a 90% GHG reduction, balancing scientific advice with economic and geopolitical considerations.
- Eurobarometer shows 85% of Europeans see climate change as serious and 81% support 2050 neutrality, with the proposal permitting up to 3% of reductions via international credits from 2036.
- The proposal now advances to the European Parliament and Council for negotiations, with a vote scheduled for September, as the legislative process begins.
- Ultimately, the EU’s 2040 target aims to cut emissions by 90%, saving €850 billion in imports, creating 2 million jobs, and shaping global climate policy at COP30.
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Can you trust climate information? How and why powerful players are misleading the public
Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2030 and ending all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This was the time of promises, with 195 countries signing up to the legally binding, global treaty on climate change, the Paris Agreement.
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EHNEU scales back climate leadership as populism and global inaction stall 2040 emissions goal
European Union leaders proposed a scaled-back 2040 climate target this week, signaling a shift away from the bloc’s historic leadership as political pressure and global inaction grow.Fiona Harvey reports for The Guardian.In short:The EU Commission proposed a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but allowed up to 3% of that to come from international carbon credits, an approach critics say weakens real action.Some member states, including…
The Korea Times
Taipei TimesThe EU must stay true to its climate commitments
KAMPALA – After considerable delay, the European Commission has presented its legislative proposal to set a 90 percent target for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 2040, which will now be deliberat...
The EU has a historic opportunity to show that climate ambition can go hand in hand with justice, pragmatism and regulatory innovation.
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