European Union Raised Its Emission Targets to 55 Percent

European Union Raised Its Emission Targets to 55 Percent The European Union has raised its emission targets to 55 percent. At the EU Leaders Summit, it raised its carbon and greenhouse gas reduction targets from 40 percent to 55 percent. Charles Michel, President of the European Council of Heads of State and Government, stated that the leaders of the European Union agreed at the Leaders' Summit on Friday to implement tougher greenhouse gas emissions rules in the next 10 years. Making a statement on his Twitter account, Michel said, “Europe is a leader in the fight against climate change. We plan to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. " he spoke. The European Union's (EU) previous emission reduction targets were for a 40 percent reduction by 2030 compared to the level in 1990. At the summit, many countries supported the newly set goal, while the poorer central and eastern European countries requested additional guarantees from the EU to support huge investments. Poland unilaterally rejected the agreement and made two important demands. One of the requests was for the EU to provide more funds to relatively poor countries, and the second was to determine Brussels' targets to reduce carbon emissions according to the gross national product of the countries. In other words, Poland made a proposal for countries with lower GDP to cut less carbon emissions.