{"id":335056,"date":"2025-10-27T01:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/335056\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:47:11","slug":"eu-considers-more-flexible-climate-target-in-hunt-for-deal-draft-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/335056\/","title":{"rendered":"EU considers more flexible climate target in hunt for deal, draft shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">European Union races to pass 2040 climate goal<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">New draft proposals offer more flexible path<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Countries split over cost and speed of emissions cuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BRUSSELS, Oct 26 (Reuters) &#8211; European Union countries are negotiating proposals to give industries a more flexible path to meeting <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-change\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate goals<\/a>, a draft EU document showed, as the bloc attempts to win support from governments for a new 2040 emissions-cutting target.The EU is negotiating a legally-binding target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, and is racing to approve the goal before world leaders gather for the U.N.&#8217;s <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/cop\/climate-tipping-points-are-being-crossed-scientists-warn-ahead-cop30-2025-10-12\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COP30<\/a> climate summit on November 6.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/cop\/eu-considers-more-flexible-climate-target-hunt-deal-draft-shows-2025-10-26\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fsustainability%2Fcop%2Feu-considers-more-flexible-climate-target-hunt-deal-draft-shows-2025-10-26%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, months of negotiations have so far not yielded a deal, as some governments have pushed back on green measures, and raised concerns over how to finance the low-carbon transition alongside priorities like defence and revitalising industries.<\/p>\n<p>A draft EU compromise proposal, seen by Reuters, showed countries have drafted plans that would allow the EU to review the 2040 target every two years &#8211; potentially allowing Brussels to weaken the goal in future.<\/p>\n<p>The draft would also fix into law a commitment that if forests absorb less CO2 emissions than expected, or technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere develop slower than planned, other industries will not be forced to cut emissions faster to deliver the 2040 goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Possible shortfalls in one sector should not be at the expense of other sectors,&#8221; said the draft, dated October 25.<\/p>\n<p>NO CHANGE ON CARBON CREDITS QUOTAThe new compromise <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/cop\/eu-leaders-debate-conditions-keeping-up-climate-ambition-2025-10-23\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reflects demands<\/a> made by EU government leaders at a summit last week, where they debated the &#8220;enabling conditions&#8221; needed to meet green goals while avoiding higher energy bills for citizens and supporting businesses grappling with cheap Chinese imports and U.S. tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>EU countries&#8217; ambassadors will negotiate the proposal next week, before their climate ministers attempt to approve the target on November 4.<\/p>\n<p>The draft proposal did not change the 90% emissions-cutting target, nor the 3% of the goal that can be met by buying foreign <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/cop\/eu-add-international-co2-credits-next-climate-goal-2025-07-02\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carbon credits<\/a>, rather than domestic efforts &#8211; although countries are still debating this. French President Emmanuel Macron said last week credits could potentially cover up to 5%.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to win over sceptical governments, the European Commission has promised changes to other green measures, including price controls in an upcoming carbon market for transport fuels, as demanded by Poland and the Czech Republic. Brussels is also considering weakening its 2035 combustion engine car ban after pressure from Germany and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Denmark, which holds the rotating EU presidency and drafted the document, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Kate Abnett;<br \/>\nEditing by Helen Popper<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__trust-badge__5mS3f\">Our Standards: <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__small__sph8i link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"button-module__link__A3sD0 button-module__secondary__70gBu button-module__round__QDFgq button-module__w_auto__Sem-F\" data-testid=\"LicenceContentButton\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase Licensing Rights<\/a><a data-testid=\"AuthorBioImageLink\" class=\"author-bio-module__author-image__jcaG3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/authors\/kate-abnett\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 author-bio-module__description__9ynkB\">Kate Abnett covers EU climate and energy policy in Brussels, reporting on Europe\u2019s green transition and how climate change is affecting people and ecosystems across the EU. Other areas of coverage include international climate diplomacy. Before joining Reuters, Kate covered emissions and energy markets for Argus Media in London. She is part of the teams whose reporting on Europe\u2019s energy crisis won two Reuters journalist of the year awards in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European Union races to pass 2040 climate goal New draft proposals offer more flexible path Countries split over&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":335057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[165850,165851,161664,165852,23197,1705,165868,165876,165877,165875,165863,165888,165874,165883,165869,165886,165878,165866,165871,165882,165881,165890,165891,165893,165892,165872,165879,165889,165867,165873,165887,165885,165870,165880,165884,165865,165864,165853,165854,165855,746,51856,165856,165857,165858,165849,165859,165860,165847,165845,159,96083,165846,165848,165861,67,132,68,165862],"class_list":{"0":"post-335056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-awlq","9":"tag-bru","10":"tag-clc","11":"tag-clr","12":"tag-co2","13":"tag-com","14":"tag-destabx","15":"tag-destafa","16":"tag-destbnx","17":"tag-destc","18":"tag-destcsa","19":"tag-destd","20":"tag-deste","21":"tag-destfun","22":"tag-destg","23":"tag-destgns","24":"tag-destgro","25":"tag-destlby","26":"tag-destm","27":"tag-destmtl","28":"tag-desto","29":"tag-destoil","30":"tag-destortagm","31":"tag-destouktpm","32":"tag-destousesg","33":"tag-destpge","34":"tag-destpsc","35":"tag-destrbn","36":"tag-destreulb","37":"tag-destrnp","38":"tag-destrws","39":"tag-destrwsa","40":"tag-destsof","41":"tag-destu","42":"tag-destucdptest","43":"tag-destzd","44":"tag-destzz","45":"tag-dip","46":"tag-enr","47":"tag-env","48":"tag-environment","49":"tag-eu","50":"tag-gen","51":"tag-ghgs","52":"tag-intag","53":"tag-mtpix","54":"tag-nrg","55":"tag-pol","56":"tag-rsbiclimate-change","57":"tag-rsbisustainable-markets","58":"tag-science","59":"tag-sustainable-business","60":"tag-topicmarkets-commodities-energy","61":"tag-topicreuters-impact-top-stories","62":"tag-trd","63":"tag-united-states","64":"tag-unitedstates","65":"tag-us","66":"tag-wrm"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}