Brussels, 04/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – The United Kingdom has decided to increase its target for a reduction in greenhouse gas emission from 53% to 68% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels), said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday 4 December. He also said that he wanted “to lead by example”. The announcement comes just days before the climate summit organised by the United Nations and UK will take place on 12 December, on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. For their part, EU leaders will meet on 10–11 December to discuss, among other things, raising the EU’s 2030 target for reducing emissions to ‘at least 55%’. Responding to a journalist, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, acknowledged that some Member States were still opposed to this increase (see EUROPE 12615/10). He also added: “I feel more and more positive convergence, more and more clear support for this common goal”. (DG)