The EU Commission wants to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe by 2040. According to a draft, the Commission is proposing to cut emissions by at least 90 percent by this year compared to 1990.
So far, the EU has set goals of reducing CO₂ emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and becoming climate neutral by 2050. In June, the Scientific Advisory Board voted to reduce EU emissions by 90 to 95 percent by 20 40. The longer climate action is delayed, the higher the human and economic costs of climate change.