What could jeopardise the EU’s 2040 climate target? In a publication published on Thursday 3 October, the think tank Bruegel provides a detailed analysis of the technological, economic and social challenges the EU will have to tackle if it is to achieve a 90% reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels, a target proposed by the European Commission in February (see EUROPE B13344A1).
This 2040 target is part of a broader trajectory, defined by the European Climate Law...