EU Scrambles for Climate Deal Before COP30.
EU environment ministers are meeting in Brussels on Thursday to agree on a 2035 emissions plan, as divisions threaten the bloc’s climate leadership ahead of November’s COP30 summit in Brazil.
With no consensus on the European Commission’s proposed 90% cut by 2040, Denmark has suggested a stopgap “statement of intent” — pledging reductions of 66–73% from 1990 levels — to avoid going to the UN empty-handed.
The EU, which has already cut emissions by 37% and is committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, faces pushback from Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic over costs, while France wants clarity on investment. Analysts warn delays risk undermining EU credibility as climate slips down the political agenda.
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