Climate Changed
Europe Eyes ‘Man on Moon Moment’ With Green Deal Revolution
- EU outlines its plan to become climate-neutral by 2050
- Bloc is driven by growing political concerns about climate
Photographer: Martin Leissl/Bloomberg
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Europe is set to stake its economic future on an environmental clean-up that will overhaul the way the world’s biggest single market polices businesses and manages trade relations.
The new order unveiled on Wednesday by the European Union’s executive arm will center on a goal to eliminate by mid-century the bloc’s net discharges of greenhouse gases. Such pollutants cause the more frequent heatwaves, storms and floods tied to climate change.