Climate target 2040: Europe is fit for 9 • Table.Briefings

The European Scientific Advisory Council on Climate Change has published its recommendations for the EU’s 2040 climate target. The researchers aim for a greenhouse gas reduction target of 90 to 95 percent. And they show various ways how the target could be achieved.

The EU is capable of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95 percent by 2040 – compared to 1990 levels. This is according to a report by the Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which was appointed in the wake of the European Climate Law. This Thursday, the panel’s 15 researchers publish their recommendations for the EU’s 2040 climate target and how it can be achieved.

Climate target 2040: Europe is fit for 95

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