EU adds clarity on route to 55% emissions reduction by 2030

The European Union has published its second package of policies in line with how it will achieve a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Rather than the first load, which addressed global carbon markets and an ICE car phase out, the second places a more specific focus on gas, methane emissions, and building efficiencies – but falls short, on several fronts, of putting an expiry date on fossil fuels. On the first– tackling natural gas consumption – the bloc has continued its change of tack on the use of gas as a transition fuel between coal and renewables. “Europe needs to turn the page on fossil fuels and move to cleaner energy sources. This…