EUROPEAN DAIRY INDUSTRY CONFIDENT IT WILL MEET EU CLIMATE LAW GOALS
June 1st, 2021
EUROPEAN dairy experts say that the European Union (EU) climate law’s target to cut carbon emissions at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, compared to “between 50% and 55%” in the original proposal (1) and just 32.5% by 2030 in the 2018 law (2), will be a challenge, but one they can meet.
The more ambitious goal is enshrined in new legislation provisionally agreed by the European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers on April 21 and expected to be adopted this summer. The amended European Commission proposal (3) notes the target is “both ...
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