Overview

• EU environment ministers meeting in Brussels signaled the bloc will not submit an updated NDC by the end‑September UN deadline.
• Denmark, holding the rotating presidency, proposed a non‑binding 'statement of intent' pledging a 66.3%–72.5% emissions cut by 2035 as a stopgap.
• Germany, France and Poland pushed the contentious 2040 decision to an October leaders’ summit, blocking a deal on the nearer‑term target.
• Several countries reject the European Commission’s 90% cut by 2040 over economic and technological concerns, while Spain and Denmark back higher ambition.
• The EU was left off a provisional lineup for a Sept. 24 UN summit, and a UN official said the bloc might be given a platform if it has something to announce before COP30 in November.