On Friday 22 March in Brussels, EU leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement and their support for the development of the long-term climate strategy that the EU will need to adopt by 2020 to aim for a competitive and climate-neutral economy. But, not surprisingly, while acknowledging the urgency of raising global ambitions, they have not yet raised the EU's 2030 target.
The balance between the competitiveness of European industry, a socially just transition for all to...