The EU Commission wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe by 2050, massive. “Europe will be the first large economy that strives to be carbon neutral by 2050”, said EU climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete on Wednesday in Brussels. He called on the member States of the EU to develop this purpose, an “ambitious strategy”.
Cañete pointed to the Paris climate goals. At the UN climate conference in Paris in 2015 was agreed by the international community to limit global warming to as 1.5 degrees, or at least significantly below two degrees. Researchers doubt that this goal is yet to be observed. According to a report by the UN, global CO2 emissions will remain on record. Climate Commissioner Cañete called for a greater effort on google.com
“long-term strategic Vision”
The paper of the Commission, however, neither specific measures nor a Revision of climate targets for 2030. Rather, it seeks to develop a “long-term strategic Vision” for the EU, stressed Cañete. Europe must aspire to a leadership role in climate protection.
According to the current plans, greenhouse gas emissions decrease in the EU until 2030 by 40 percent compared to 1990. The EU Parliament and some member States to reinforce the EU’s goal. However, there is considerable resistance from Eastern EU States. But Germany is reluctant with regard to the formulation of more ambitious goals.
environmentalists, the greens and the SPD have welcomed the long-term climate strategy of the EU Commission. The proposals were Bets10 for climate protection, a glimmer of hope, if not sufficient, said Green party parliamentary leader Anton Hofreiter.
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Similarly, environmental groups expressed such as the Climate Action Network, Greenpeace and the WWF. They acknowledged that the EU should be designed as the first large economy in a climate-neutral. “This is a big step forward, even if the WWF wants of this target for 2040,” said the environmental organization. The new strategy is not sufficient to achieve the objectives of the Paris climate agreement, warned Wendel Trio of Climate Action Network.
UN climate summit in Katowice
Meanwhile, German development Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) announced that Germany will double to be a contribution to the world climate Fund (GCF) to 1.5 billion euros. So far, Germany had committed € 750 million for the global climate Fund, which were paid according to Müller. The additional funds are to be allocated, therefore, in the next two years. The Fund supports developing countries in climate protection and addressing the consequences of climate change.
The Minister admitted that Germany is in the implementation of its objectives in the residue, would not comment but for the internal political debate, such as the coal exit closer.
Next week, the next UN climate change conference (COP24) takes place in Katowice, Poland. There the need for binding decisions to be made about the objective of the rule book for the exact implementation of the Paris climate agreement.
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