28/07/2025 (Agence Europe) – As expected (see EUROPE B13687A17), in his report presented on Thursday 24 July, the European Parliament’s lead rapporteur, Patriots for Europe MEP Ondřej Knote (Czech), rejects the European Commissions proposal for a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. In an explanatory note, he considers “the urgency of adopting a binding target for 2040 ahead of COP30 to be unjustified”. The rapporteur also questions the scientific recommendations and...