After a whole day and night of negotiations, European environment ministers reached agreement, on the morning of Wednesday 5 November, on a target of an 85% reduction in domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 (compared with 1990 levels), with a number of flexibilities, such as a possible 5% contribution from international carbon credits.
This agreement on the revision of European Climate Law was narrowly reached before the official start of COP30 in Belém (Brazil) on 10 November....