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'The European Union must slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040,
Brussels said on Tuesday in a recommendation aimed at ensuring climate
neutrality becomes a reality by mid-century.
The 90% reduction, as compared to 1990s levels, would entail a massive
deployment of renewable systems, the irreversible abolition of coal, and the
near-total disappearance of gas from the bloc's energy system, as well as
profound changes in transport, food, buildings, factories and waste management.
The target is necessary to keep the EU aligned with the 2015 Paris Agreement,
which committed nations to keep the Earth's long-term average temperature well
below 2°C and, preferably, below 1.5°C, a goal that each year appears to slip
further away.
The sense of urgency dramatically ratcheted up when 2023 was declared the
warmest year since records began in 1850, laying bare the ticking bomb set by
the climate crisis.
For the time being, though, the 2040 ambition is a non-binding recommendation
from the European Commission to kick-start the political debate. A formal
proposal would be put forward only after the elections to the European
Parliament, a timing carefully chosen to prevent far-right parties from
exploiting the issue.
"Setting a 2040 climate target will help European industry, investors, citizens
and governments to make decisions in this decade that will keep the EU on track
to meet its climate neutrality objective in 2050," the Commission said in a
press release.
"It will send important signals on how to invest and plan effectively for the
longer term, minimising the risks of stranded assets."'
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
