The European Commission proposed, on Wednesday 14 July, to revise upwards the targets assigned to the Member States in order to allow the European Union to reduce by 40% by 2030 compared to 2005 (i.e. 11% more than the current target of 29%) its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in sectors (transport, construction, agriculture, waste management) not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) or by the LULUCF Regulation on land use. These sectors are currently responsible for 60% of the...