Agence France-Presse reported from Strasbourg, France on February 7 that the announcement was being closely monitored. Dozens of farmers come and demonstrators gathered outside the European Parliament building to express their dissatisfaction with the decline in income. Higher costs and what they call “increasingly onerous environmental regulations”
In unveiling the new targets, EU climate policy envoy Wopke Hoogstra said the bloc would do everything it could to achieve a “just transition” that would allow businesses to thrive and ensure no one is left behind. During the European Union we strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
“Based on the best available science and a detailed impact assessment, we recommend that the 2040 target be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels,” Hoogstra added.
However, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, pointed out that environmental issues are fraught with politics. For example, canceling the plan to reduce the use of pesticides by half. By the end of the decade the proposal had become a symbol of polarization. It caused divisions among European Union lawmakers. With member states
All 27 EU member states are working towards interim targets. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, but growing dissatisfaction may hinder efforts to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040.
Furthermore, some industries have also expressed their opposition to EU climate policy. In addition, several national leaders called on the group to halt the new environmental regulations. It's also temporary.
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