02-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Gulf Between U.S. and Europe's Climate Targets Just Got Wider
The European Union is pushing ahead with an ambitious new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, signaling a growing divide between the U.S. and the rest of the industrialized world.
The European Commission, the EU's executive, said Wednesday it wants emissions in the bloc to decrease 90% by 2040 compared with 1990 levels. The commission's previous goal was for emissions to fall 55% by 2030.
