EU Drafts Deal to Strengthen 2030 Climate Change Target Next Month

Reuters

The European Union has drafted a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent from 1990 levels by 2030, as opposed to its current target of 40 percent, Reuters reports. If EU leaders approve the draft, it could make the bloc the first major economy to submit a new climate pledge under the Paris climate accord before a year-end deadline to do so.

 

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