By Megan Rowling
BARCELONA, May 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stronger pledges to cut planet-warming emissions made by the United States, European Union countries, China and Japan have lowered the projected level of global warming by the end of this century to 2.4 degrees Celsius, researchers said on Tuesday.
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The latest analysis from the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) showed new national targets for 2030 and longer-term goals for net-zero emissions, set since September under the Paris Agreement, had brought down its warming estimate by 0.2C.
Environment Council in Brussels: These topics are on the agenda - Hoofdinhoud
On 17 December,
EU environment ministers will meet in Brussels under the auspices of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the
EU. The meeting will be led by German Minister of the Environment, Svenja Schulze.
In the morning, the ministers will endeavour to agree upon a full general approach on European climate law. This regulation includes
EU targets for a 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, which were approved by the European Council on 11 December.
Following this, the
EU member states (the
EU-NDC) to the