Overview
- Environment ministers in Luxembourg worked on a COP strategy without sealing a deal, with the question now escalated to this week’s EU summit and a special ministers’ meeting in early November.
- Climate chief Wopke Hoekstra warned the Brazil talks will be difficult given a US exit from Paris and limited Chinese ambition, heightening pressure for a unified EU position.
- The Commission’s plan to cut emissions about 90% by 2040, allowing up to three percentage points via international credits, still requires approval from member states and the European Parliament.
- More than 2,000 researchers urged leaders to keep the 90% goal, and a Greens-commissioned legal analysis warns of litigation and credibility risks if the target is weakened.
- Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Cyprus asked Ursula von der Leyen to push the 2027 launch of ETS2 to 2030, citing projected CO2 prices near €99 per tonne and urging safeguards such as price limits and stronger social support.