Based on the current state of negotiations on the European Union’s ‘Fit for 55 package’, effective reductions in the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions will reach at least 57% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels), which is 2 percentage points higher than the target set out in the European Climate Law (at least 55%), as European Commission Executive Vice-President in charge of the ‘Green Deal’, Frans Timmermans, mentioned on Tuesday 15 November.
Speaking at the 27th UN climate...