On the evening of Wednesday 7 October, the European Parliament formally approved the amended ‘climate law’ report by Jytte Guteland (S&D, Sweden) by a comfortable majority (392 votes to 161, with 142 abstentions).
This vote means in particular that MEPs have confirmed their position, as expressed during the votes on the amendments (see EUROPE B12576A1), in favour of a European target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% by 2030 compared to the level of emissions in 1990 (the...