The EU is preparing for battle over its 2050 net-zero emissions goal
French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk in the gardens of the National Palace of Culture ahead of a European Council summit As the European Union gets closer to decision time over whether to commit to reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, more and more EU countries are warming to the idea championed by French President Emmanuel Macron.
of a quick backing of the target at a summit in Romania last month, and for the moment London’s position seems to be that it should adopt the target nationally, but the EU should not adopt it.to set the 2050 target last year, but it has yet to be approved by the European Council, made up of the 28 national EU governments. Poland, which sees itself as the leader of an Eastern European bloc wary of climate commitments which could hurt economic growth, has been fiercely resisting the idea.
Ahead of next week’s summit, the NGO Climate Action Network Europe has released a map showing which countries support raising the EU’s climate goals, and which are standing in the way.
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