The European Union’s 2030 climate target of reducing its net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels is not enough to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2100 (the Paris Agreement target), according to two separate reports published on 14 October.
The first, by Climate Transparency - an international partnership of climate research organisations and NGOs - estimates that EU emissions in 2030 are expected to be around 1,639 MtCO2e (excluding absorption of...