Landmark climate law to be finalised within months By TPN/Lusa, in News · 07-01-2021 20:00:00 · 0 Comments
According to the environment minister, the bill would make the EU’s climate targets irreversible,
Portugal will use its six-month presidency of the EU to finalise a landmark law containing the bloc’s emissions-cutting targets. According to the environment minister, the bill would make the EU’s climate targets irreversible, including its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, and speed up emissions reductions this decade. João Pedro Matos Fernandes told Reuters in an interview he hoped the law could be agreed by early April.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Portugal will use its six-month presidency of the European Union to finalise a landmark law containing the bloc’s emissions-cutting targets, the country’s environment minister said on Wednesday.
The bill would make the EU’s climate targets irreversible, including its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, and speed up emissions reductions this decade.
Joao Pedro Matos Fernandes told Reuters in an interview he hoped the law could be agreed by early April.
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Five EU countries object to bloc s latest hydrogen manifesto
Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain have issued a joint letter calling on the EU to clearly prioritise renewable energies under an EU-led project aiming to accelerate hydrogen deployment, research and infrastructure.
Environment ministers want more done to guarantee renewable production and to support local businesses in the hydrogen supply chain
The European Union launched on Thursday (17 December) a hydrogen “important project of common European interest”, or IPCEI, with 23 European countries signing a manifesto paving the way for a cleaner hydrogen value chain.
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier chaired the launch event, which saw Norway and 22 other European countries signing a declaration of intent, or manifesto, in support of the initiative.
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