Europe’s Green Deal Seeks to Anchor Carbon Neutrality Into Law
- New EU executive aims to get all members on board proposal
- Four eastern European states still balk at backing idea
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The Europe Union’s planned Green Deal includes an ambitious goal of zero net emissions by 2050, according to a top Brussels official.
The plan under development aims to reach consensus among all member states to reach zero net carbon dioxide emissions by mid-century, said Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, the European Commission’s deputy director general for energy policy. Under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen, the world’s biggest trading bloc is trying to redouble efforts to kick-start lackluster progress in cutting emissions.