22/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has formally registered its commitment to become climate neutral by 2030 as part of the ‘European Green Deal’ on Friday 22 April, on the occasion of ‘Earth Day’. The European Commission has set out how it will achieve this objective in a communication that was adopted on 5 April. Entitled “Greening the Commission”, it states that the institution intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, compared to 2005, and will offset the remaining emissions through the certification of “high quality” carbon removals. In order to achieve this, the Commission will carry out such actions as reducing the overall size of its offices and their energy consumption, adding solar panels and green roofs, encouraging staff to change their commuting habits and fully electrifying its fleet of service vehicles. See the communication (in French): https://aeur.eu/f/1bw (DG)