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EU Ministers Back 90% Net Emissions Cut by 2040, Seal 2035 Climate Pledge

The deal avoids arriving empty‑handed at COP30 by allowing international credits alongside a two‑year revision clause.

Au milieu du lac de Sau asséché, en Espagne, le 7 avril 2024. 
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Des drapeaux de l'Union européenne à Bruxelles, le 11 septembre 2025
« Il est impensable que l’UE arrive les mains vides à Belém », insiste-t-on du côté des Français en amont de la COP30 au Brésil.

Overview

  • Environment ministers endorsed a 2040 objective to cut EU net greenhouse gases by 90% versus 1990, incorporating up to five percentage points from international carbon credits.
  • The package adds a two‑year review mechanism to adjust the 2040 goal and delays the start of the new carbon market for buildings and road transport to 2028.
  • Ministers unanimously adopted the EU’s 2035 NDC, setting a reduction range of 66.25% to 72.5% from 1990 levels for formal submission at COP30 in Belém.
  • Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland did not support the 2040 deal, with Bulgaria and Belgium abstaining, underscoring persistent divisions.
  • The agreement drew criticism from climate NGOs for weakening ambition and still needs European Parliament approval before final legal adoption, as the UN warns current global plans point to roughly 2.3–2.5°C of warming.