The Commission president José-Manuel Barroso has unveiled a new 10-year plan for ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ in the EU, as a follow-up to his Lisbon plan. Barroso said he wanted the EU’s 27 members to avoid divergences in growth and unemployment to help prevent the risk of a future financial crisis.
He reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to cut carbon dioxide levels by 30%, based on their 1990 levels by 2020 ‘if conditions are right’. Some environmental organisations criticised the plan for failing to identify biodiversity as a priority.
EU government ministers have agreed on a watered-down 2040 emissions reduction target of 85%, inclusive of reliance on offsets
‘STIP’ diagnoses the problems for decarbonising planes and ships, but there is an urgency to act now, says T&E.
Industry's wishlist risks stalling progress on zero-emission vans