European Parliament adopts target to slash EU emissions by 90 per cent by 2040

Stuart Stone
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European Parliament votes in favour of intermediate and binding climate target as bloc reinforces net zero by 2050 target

The EU today moved a step closer to enacting a legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040 compared with 1990 levels, after MEPs voted in favour of the interim goal that...

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