ECO waited with bated breath for the European Council decision on the EU’s climate and energy package as news trickled through in the early hours of Friday morning. Is this package, setting a reduction target of “at least” 40% by 2030, up to the challenge of preventing dangerous climate change and staying well below 2°C? The short answer is no. The longer answer is still no, unless other Parties are willing to make up the remainder of the EU’s fair share. Either way, the package shows that the EU isn’t serious about the necessary transformation away from dirty fossil fuels … Continue reading The EU 2030 package: on time, yes, but where was the ambition?