Published: December 4th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The European Union should present a climate target for 2055 with negative emissions. This is what climate researchers and emissions trading experts are calling for in a joint position paper led by Carbon Market Watch. It is true that the current EU climate target already includes the plan to be climate-neutral by 2050 and then net-negative. However, this has not yet been backed up with a concrete figure.