November 13, 2025 5:21 PM
EU Parliament backs new 2040 climate target
The European Parliament on Thursday approved the EU's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 and outsource 5% of that target to countries outside the bloc via carbon credits, paving the way for it to be passed into EU law. The plan, a hard-fought political compromise, falls short of the 90% emissions cut the EU's scientific advisors had said would be in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius - the level needed to avoid much more serious heat and drought. But it is still ...