Politics
Greta Gives Thumbs Down to Europe’s Landmark New Climate Law
- EU to unveil law forcing the bloc to eliminate CO2 emissions
- Distant targets fail to address climate urgency, Thunberg says
Greta Thunberg, second left, holds a banner during a march in Bristol, U.K., on Feb. 28.
Photographer: James Beck/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Europe’s ambitious plan to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by the middle of the century has failed to convince environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
The European Union is due to unveil on Wednesday a draft law to make irrevocable a goal to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, without setting intermediate targets at this stage. The legal proposal is the cornerstone of the bloc’s Green Deal, a far-reaching strategy that foresees a radical overhaul of the European economy over the next three decades.