MEPs of the European Parliament's Environment Committee on Wednesday 20 February in Brussels considered that an EU long-term climate strategy in line with the Paris Climate Agreement should aim for zero net emissions as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest, which they believe requires the EU to raise its reduction target for 2030 to 55% compared to 1990 (instead of at least 40%).
This is the message of an own-initiative report adopted by a large majority (49 votes in favour, 6...