“We deprive ourselves of influence”: EU reaches watered-down agreement on climate goals, Belgium abstains

After long negotiations, EU climate ministers reached an agreement this morning on a climate target for 2040. The EU member states agreed to the European Commission’s proposal to reduce CO₂ emissions by 90 percent compared to 1990. The agreement has been watered down on several points. Belgium abstained. Federal Climate Minister Jean-Luc Crucke reacts disappointed. “By refusing to be ambitious, Belgium is depriving itself of influence,” he regrets in a press release.

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