Overview

• A motion to fast-track discussions on the EU’s 2040 climate target was rejected by 379 votes to 300, with eight abstentions, preserving the standard legislative timeline.
• On July 8, the far-right Patriots for Europe outbid the European People’s Party in a closed-door vote to secure the rapporteurship drafting Parliament’s position on the 90% emissions cut.
• The proposal to accelerate the process was led by Greens, Socialists and Democrats and Renew Europe but collapsed after the EPP declined to support it.
• A Patriots spokesperson said the group will focus on securing what it calls real benefits for citizens rather than meeting the UN’s September deadline.
• Pro-climate lawmakers warn that ordinary procedures could slow negotiations and weaken the Commission’s ambitious 2040 emissions reduction proposal ahead of the EU’s UN submission.