“Europe is now the very first continent that presents a comprehensive architecture to meet our climate ambitions”. With these words, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled on Wednesday 14 July the Commission’s proposed legislative package to achieve a reduction in the European Union’s net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, while putting the EU on a path to climate neutrality by 2050 (both targets set out in the...