The leaders from all countries of the European Union enacted laws last December to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 1990 levels by 2030.
In the face of our accelerating climate emergency, negotiators from Parliament and the EU member states have now agreed to a new set of laws which will reduce emissions 55% by 2030.
Congratulations to the EU for leading the world in taking resolute, legally binding action to corral our climate crisis.
Read the Reuters article here.
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