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Euractiv
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Euractiv
Copenhagen seeks support for 90% emissions cut by 2040
Danish Climate Minister Lars Aagaard will represent EU countries at COP30 in Brazil and is pushing them to stay the course on a proposed 2040 climate target. [EPA/BO AMSTRUP]
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EU sets sights on climate target deal by September
By Stine Jacobsen and Kate Abnett COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Most European Union countries have backed plans to agree a deal on their new climate change target by September, sources familiar with the discussions said on Friday. EU countries are negotiating their new 2040 climate change target, which the Commission last week proposed should be a 90% emissions reduction from 1990 levels, although countries would be allowed to buy international carbon credits to meet a limited share of the goal. Denmark, which took over the EU's rotating presidency this month and is chairing negotiations among countries on the target, aims to strike a deal at a summit of ministers in September, Denmark's energy and climate ministry said in a statement on Friday. "It is extremely important that we unite the EU around new climate goals... We have a very small window to put a bow on these negotiations," Danish climate minister Lars Aagaard said, following a meeting of EU countries' climate ministers in Aalborg, Denmark, which concluded on Friday. In the meeting, most of the EU's 27 member countries backed the plan to land a deal on the 2040 climate target in September, three sources familiar with the talks said. But a handful of countries, including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, opposed a fast-tracked deal - while others demanded changes to the Commission's proposal, the sources said. "This is not a decision that we can just take lightly, it's affecting the whole economy. Working under such time pressure is just not reasonable," Polish deputy climate minister Krzysztof Bolesta told Reuters, of the proposed September deadline. Spokespeople for Hungary and the Czech Republic's EU representations each confirmed their governments opposed the September deadline. Climate change has made Europe the world's fastest-warming continent, fuelling deadly heatwaves and fires. But the 2040 target has stoked political tensions over how ambitious to be in tackling climate change, at a time when Europe is sharply raising defence spending and attempting to support struggling local industries. To attempt to win over sceptical governments, the Commission proposed flexibilities that would soften the 90% emissions target for European companies. Bolesta said countries had raised concerns in Friday's meeting over issues including a lack of clarity on how these flexibilities would work. The EU faces a mid-September deadline to submit a new 2035 climate target to the U.N. - which the Commission has said should be derived from the 2040 goal.
RTÉ News
11-07-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
EU sets sights on climate target deal by September
Most European Union countries have backed plans to agree a deal on their new climate change target by September, sources familiar with the discussions have said. EU countries are negotiating their new 2040 climate change target, which the Commission last week proposed should be a 90% emissions reduction from 1990 levels, although countries would be allowed to buy international carbon credits to meet a limited share of the goal. Denmark, which took over the EU's rotating presidency this month and is chairing negotiations among countries on the target, aims to strike a deal at a summit of ministers in September, Denmark's energy and climate ministry said in a statement. "It is extremely important that we unite the EU around new climate goals ... We have a very small window to put a bow on these negotiations," Danish climate minister Lars Aagaard said, following a meeting of EU countries' climate ministers in Aalborg, Denmark, which concluded today. In the meeting, most of the EU's 27 member countries backed the plan to land a deal on the 2040 climate target in September, three sources familiar with the talks said. But a handful of countries, including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, opposed a fast-tracked deal, while others demanded changes to the Commission's proposal, the sources said. "This is not a decision that we can just take lightly, it's affecting the whole economy. Working under such time pressure is just not reasonable," Polish deputy climate minister Krzysztof Bolesta said, of the proposed September deadline. Spokespeople for Hungary and the Czech Republic's EU representations each confirmed their governments opposed the September deadline. Climate change has made Europe the world's fastest-warming continent, fuelling deadly heatwaves and fires. But the 2040 target has stoked political tensions over how ambitious to be in tackling climate change, at a time when Europe is sharply raising defence spending and attempting to support struggling local industries. To attempt to win over sceptical governments, the Commission proposed flexibilities that would soften the 90% emissions target for European companies. Bolesta said countries had raised concerns in Friday's meeting over issues including a lack of clarity on how these flexibilities would work. The EU faces a mid-September deadline to submit a new 2035 climate target to the UN, which the Commission has said should be derived from the 2040 goal.
Reuters
11-07-2025
- Business
- Reuters
EU sets sights on climate target deal by September
COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS, July 11 (Reuters) - Most European Union countries have backed plans to agree a deal on their new climate change target by September, sources familiar with the discussions said on Friday. EU countries are negotiating their new 2040 climate change target, which the Commission last week proposed should be a 90% emissions reduction from 1990 levels, although countries would be allowed to buy international carbon credits to meet a limited share of the goal. Denmark, which took over the EU's rotating presidency this month and is chairing negotiations among countries on the target, aims to strike a deal at a summit of ministers in September, Denmark's energy and climate ministry said in a statement on Friday. "It is extremely important that we unite the EU around new climate goals... We have a very small window to put a bow on these negotiations," Danish climate minister Lars Aagaard said, following a meeting of EU countries' climate ministers in Aalborg, Denmark, which concluded on Friday. In the meeting, most of the EU's 27 member countries backed the plan to land a deal on the 2040 climate target in September, three sources familiar with the talks said. But a handful of countries, including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, opposed a fast-tracked deal - while others demanded changes to the Commission's proposal, the sources said. "This is not a decision that we can just take lightly, it's affecting the whole economy. Working under such time pressure is just not reasonable," Polish deputy climate minister Krzysztof Bolesta told Reuters, of the proposed September deadline. Spokespeople for Hungary and the Czech Republic's EU representations each confirmed their governments opposed the September deadline. Climate change has made Europe the world's fastest-warming continent, fuelling deadly heatwaves and fires. But the 2040 target has stoked political tensions over how ambitious to be in tackling climate change, at a time when Europe is sharply raising defence spending and attempting to support struggling local industries. To attempt to win over sceptical governments, the Commission proposed flexibilities that would soften the 90% emissions target for European companies. Bolesta said countries had raised concerns in Friday's meeting over issues including a lack of clarity on how these flexibilities would work. The EU faces a mid-September deadline to submit a new 2035 climate target to the U.N. - which the Commission has said should be derived from the 2040 goal.
Straits Times
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
EU sets sights on climate target deal by September
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox FILE PHOTO: French firefighters work to contain a fire as trees burn in the Fontfroide massif, as wildfires continue to spread during a heatwave near Narbonne in southern France, July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Alexandre Dimou/File Photo COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS - Most European Union countries have backed plans to agree a deal on their new climate change target by September, sources familiar with the discussions said on Friday. EU countries are negotiating their new 2040 climate change target, which the Commission last week proposed should be a 90% emissions reduction from 1990 levels, although countries would be allowed to buy international carbon credits to meet a limited share of the goal. Denmark, which took over the EU's rotating presidency this month and is chairing negotiations among countries on the target, aims to strike a deal at a summit of ministers in September, Denmark's energy and climate ministry said in a statement on Friday. "It is extremely important that we unite the EU around new climate goals... We have a very small window to put a bow on these negotiations," Danish climate minister Lars Aagaard said, following a meeting of EU countries' climate ministers in Aalborg, Denmark, which concluded on Friday. In the meeting, most of the EU's 27 member countries backed the plan to land a deal on the 2040 climate target in September, three sources familiar with the talks said. But a handful of countries, including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, opposed a fast-tracked deal - while others demanded changes to the Commission's proposal, the sources said. "This is not a decision that we can just take lightly, it's affecting the whole economy. Working under such time pressure is just not reasonable," Polish deputy climate minister Krzysztof Bolesta told Reuters, of the proposed September deadline. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore ST will have Govt's 'full confidence and support' in its mission: PM Wong Singapore ST will aim to become an indispensable partner to S'pore's communities: Editor Jaime Ho Singapore Wishes for ST beyond 180: Odes to its enduring role in the Singapore story Singapore Heartbeats & Headlines: ST's 180-year legacy comes to life in immersive exhibition Singapore Trusted news, smarter experience with new Straits Times website and app Singapore Community space Stranger Conversations blossoms as 'library of human stories' and life experiences Singapore Man who killed 5-year-old daughter gets life sentence after he appeals against 35-year jail term Singapore Judge declines to void alleged sham marriage in S'pore, says it is for Parliament to decide Spokespeople for Hungary and the Czech Republic's EU representations each confirmed their governments opposed the September deadline. Climate change has made Europe the world's fastest-warming continent, fuelling deadly heatwaves and fires. But the 2040 target has stoked political tensions over how ambitious to be in tackling climate change, at a time when Europe is sharply raising defence spending and attempting to support struggling local industries. To attempt to win over sceptical governments, the Commission proposed flexibilities that would soften the 90% emissions target for European companies. Bolesta said countries had raised concerns in Friday's meeting over issues including a lack of clarity on how these flexibilities would work. The EU faces a mid-September deadline to submit a new 2035 climate target to the U.N. - which the Commission has said should be derived from the 2040 goal. REUTERS
