SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

EU announces it might raise its ambitions by 2020 to send a positive signal to COP24

Luxembourg, 09/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

The day after publication of a special IPCC report on the climate, European environment ministers were keen to send a strong signal to the international community ahead of the COP24 in Katowice (3-14 December), but without taking the risk of committing themselves unilaterally due to opposition from the less ambitious countries.

The Council conclusions document adopted in Luxembourg on 9 October on the EU's position for COP24 in Katowice expresses strong concerns raised by the IPCC report,...