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12 May 2021 11:11 GMT Updated  12 May 2021 13:29 GMT The cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel has approved an amendment to Germany’s climate law to bring forward the country’s net zero deadline to 2045 from 2050, and steeper interim emission reduction targets, particularly for the energy and industrial sectors. Renewables groups and the opposition Green Party in first reactions have urged the government to now also step up measures to make a much faster expansion of renewables possible. The amended law now also raises Germany’s greenhouse gas emission cut target for 2030 to 65% (f...

Climate Law deal reached Late last night, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached an agreement on the European Climate Law. The sticking point in the negotiations was the emission reductions target for 2030, which now stands at net 55%. This equates to only 52.8% of direct emissions reductions when excluding carbon sinks. The Parliament was successful in its demands for an independent scientific climate council and a carbon budget.   On Thursday and Friday this week (22 and 23 April), the US government will host a virtual World Leaders Summit...

Apr 22, 2021 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reached a tentative climate deal to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being “climate neutral” by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on binding targets for carbon emissions on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. “Our political commitment to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is now also a legal commitment. The climate law sets the EU on a green path for a generation,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said early Wednesday. Under the provisional deal reac...

Breakthrough as EU negotiators clinch deal on European climate law European Union negotiators reached a deal on the European Climate Law after 14 hours of talks on Wednesday (21 April), allowing the EU to go into this week's US-hosted climate summit with an agreement on the bloc's 2030 target. Policymakers were keen to confirm new targets ahead of the Biden Administration's Earth Day summit After a long night that finished around 5am, negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement on the European Climate Law that will enshrine the EU’s commitment to reach...

April 21, 2021 Share The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that is intended to make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on new carbon emissions targets on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. “Our political commitment to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is now also a legal commitment. The climate law sets the EU on a green path for a generation,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said early Wednesday. Under the provisional deal reached after officials ne...