EU parliament greenlights 2040 climate target with sweeteners
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
The European Parliament approved on Thursday the European Union's carbon emission-reduction target for 2040, broadly backing a painstaking compromise struck by member states last week. Lawmakers in Brussels voted 379 to 248 in favour of a 90-percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels - a key milestone towards the 27-nation bloc's goal of becoming carbon neutral by mid-
The European Parliament approved on Thursday the European Union's carbon emission-reduction target for 2040, broadly backing a painstaking compromise struck by member states last week. Lawmakers in Brussels voted 379 to 248 in favour of a 90-percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels - a key milestone towards the 27-nation bloc's goal of becoming carbon neutral by mid-