Commission raises climate ambition and proposes 55% cut in emissions by 2030

The European Commission today presented its plan to reduce net EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. This level of ambition for the next decade will put the EU on a balanced pathway to reaching climate neutrality by 2050.

Frans Timmermans on the European Green Deal as a growth strategy at the Bruegel Annual Meetings

Forest Reference Levels: Public feedback period open until 14 September

EU law requires Member States to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions from forestry are balanced by at least an equivalent removal of CO2 from the atmosphere between 2021 and 2030. The draft delegated act relating to setting Forest Reference Levels for this purpose is now open for feedback.