Although this point was not formally on the agenda of the European Council meeting of Thursday 26 June, European leaders discussed the 2040 climate target at length.
This discussion was initiated by France at a time when the European Commission is due to present, on 2 July, its legislative proposal framing this target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 (see EUROPE B13667A7).
With just a few months to go before COP30 in Belém in November, the stakes are high, as the EU has to...