Q&A: EU to propose 2040 emissions reduction target

The European Commission is expected to propose an emissions reduction target for the EU for 2040 in the first quarter of 2025. This will act as a waypoint to the 2050 net-zero emissions goal, and the Commission has already suggested that the target should be a net emissions reduction of 90 percent over 1990 levels. The necessary reform of the union's climate law will still have to be negotiated by member state governments and the European Parliament. The target will also form the basis of the EU's 2035 climate ambition, due to be submitted under the Paris Agreement by September 2025.