Climate campaigners and green groups have urged the European Union to urgently table an overdue bill for a 2040 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, as a new report confirmed record high temperatures last year in the world’s fastest-heating continent.
The second Commission under president Ursula von der Leyen has repeatedly promised to “stay the course” on climate action by following the absolute minimum recommended by the EU’s independent climate science advisory board and proposing a 90% net reduction goal for greenhouse gas emissions.
