"Based on the best available science, and a detailed impact assessment, we are recommending that the 2040 target should be a 90 percent emission cut" compared to 1990 levels, said commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
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The EU should seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, its climate commissioner said Tuesday, proposing a new interim target towards making the bloc carbon neutral in 2050.
"Based on the best available science, and a detailed impact assessment, we are recommending that the 2040 target should be a 90 percent emission cut" compared to 1990 levels, said commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, calling for a "fair transition" that will allow EU businesses to thrive.
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