Together with my colleague @grandpre.bsky.social, I looked into what the use of #Article6 credits could mean for the EU and Germany’s 2040 climate targets. Turns out, this could significantly increase domestic emissions.

Check out the full policy brief for more info.

#ClimatePolicy #EU2040

We have good news in the bioenergy sector, BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH study confirms we can reach EU´s 2040 climate goals.

#netzero #defossilisation #bioenergy #climategoals #EU2040

As small-island states & frontline communities face escalating climate losses, Europe grants itself new rights to pollute.
True leadership means deeper cuts at home + predictable finance abroad — not flexibility over fairness.
#EU2040 #COP30

Environment ministers botch EU climate targets - Greenpeace European Unit Brussels – After a night of haggling, the EU’s national environment ministers have proposed a climate target for 2040 that falls significantly short of even the minimum that the EU’s…

The EU's environment ministers have agreed a proposed climate target for 2040 that is much lower than what even the EU's own science advisers called for

Half-assing climate action will lead to more deaths, more lost homes, more lost harvests – and the EU will struggle play leader at #COP30

#EU2040

European Flags flying in the wind

🇪🇺 Yesterday’s European Council made welcome progress linking Europe’s competitiveness & climate goals.

Next up: the ENVI Council must deliver a robust 90% 2040 target & a top-of-the-range 2035 NDC.

Europe’s future prosperity depends on strengthening its global competitiveness.

#EU2040 #WMBC

In an opinion piece in Le Soir, Prof. Wim Thiery & Dr Marie Cavitte (|Vrije Universiteit Brussel) state the EU’s 90% 2040 emissions goal is science‑based, feasible & beneficial. #EU2040
lesoir.be/706463/article/2025-10-22/leurope-ne-doit-pas-revenir-sur-son-objectif-de-reduction-des-emissions-de-90

Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition urging to support an ambitious EU 2040 domestic emission reduction target ahead of COP30 - CAN Europe Members of the Coalition for Higher Ambition have written to EU Heads of State and Government to ask for support a domestic 2040 net emission reduction target of at least 90%.

🇪🇺 Ahead of next week’s #EUCO, the Coalition for Higher Ambition calls on EU leaders to back a science-based 2040 target of at least 90% net emission cuts.

🔥 The cost of inaction is skyrocketing, but ambition pays off!

📄 Read the full statement 👉 caneurope.org/hac-letter-o...

#COP30 #EU2040

In this moment the EU is missing the UN deadline for new climate pledges.

➡️ No 2040 target due to #Macron, #Merz and #Stocker
➡️ Paris Agreement at risk
➡️ Our credibility on the line

The world is watching. We must show up in Belém with real climate ambition. #COP30 #EU2040

Der Beitrag thematisiert die zentrale Rolle der Klima-Ziele für den Erhalt einer lebenswerten Zukunft.

Die EU braucht ein klares Klimaziel für 2040 für mehr Planungssicherheit, geringere Kosten, mehr internationale Glaubwürdigkeit, einen Innovationsschub und mehr Zeit zur Anpassung.

Deshalb darf gerade Deutschland nicht bremsen und eine lebenswerte Zukunft in Gefahr bringen.
#EU2040 #Klimaschutz

Wir fordern sofortige Klimaschutzmaßnahmen Uns wurden echte Klimaziele für 2040 versprochen. Wir fordern das jetzt ein!

How many lives need to be lost before we will act?

The EU Member States must commit to cutting emissions by min. 90% by 2040 – without loopholes, without delays.

Every moment of inaction costs lives.

👉 Sign the petition now: act.greens-efa.eu/de/climate?r...

#ClimateCrisis #EU2040 #Heatwaves

Climate change caused more than two thirds of heat deaths in European cities this summer, study says Global warming brought on by humans was responsible for around 16,500 deaths across European cities this summer, according to a preliminary study released by climate scientists and health researchers,...

Climate breakdown led to around 16,500 deaths in cities across Europe this summer

These deaths are on the hands of the companies profiting most from fueling the climate crisis

The EU and governments must turn this around, and one step is a serious #EU2040 climate target that respects the science

EU’s 2040 Target Crunch: Who Wins – CCUS, CDR or Hydrogen? - ClimateTech Industry Examiner The European Union is on the brink of enshrining a landmark climate goal for 2040 – a 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels. This

Hydrogen certainly looks to be the clear winner in Europe's 2040 target of 90% emissions reduction

#hydrogen #EU2040

EU’s 2040 Target Crunch: Who Wins – CCUS, CDR or Hydrogen? - ClimateTech Industry Examiner The European Union is on the brink of enshrining a landmark climate goal for 2040 – a 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels. This

EU’s 2040 plan in one line: cut hard, capture smart, remove the rest—and don’t overbuild hydrogen. What that looks like on the ground (plus expert takes):
climatetech.industryexaminer.com/eu-2040-90-c...
#EU2040 #Decarbonization #CCS #CDR #Hydrogen #EnergyEfficiency #ClimateTech #TechNews

EU kommer til FN-klimatopmøde uden 2040-mål Alliance mellem Frankrig og Tyskland med flere andre lande i ledtog spærrer for vedtagelse af ambitiøst klimamål på næste uges klimaministermøde i København. Nu frygtes det, at stats- og regeringschef...

EU kommer til FN-klimatopmøde uden 2040-mål
#dkpol #dkgreen #EU2040

www.information.dk/udland/2025/...

Krise i EU-forhandlinger om klimamål Frankrig og flere andre lande vil have forhandlinger flyttet fra Lars Aagaards domæne til stats- og regeringschefernes niveau, hvor beslutninger fordrer fuld enighed – konsekvensen vil i givet fald bl...

Krise i EU-forhandlinger om klimamål
#dkpol #dkgreen #EU2040

www.information.dk/udland/2025/...

EU stays the course with proposed EU 2040 target We're pleased to the EU pushing for this robust and achievable reduction goal, stepping up and staying the course on its net zero ambitions.

The European Commission has taken an important step to keep leading on tackling climate change. The proposed Climate Law amendment, with its headline #EU2040 target of a 90% reduction in emissions, is an impressive line in the sand in the context of geopolitical & trade headwinds.

Our response ⬇️

📢 #SMEs support the #EU2040 climate goal - but they require the right conditions to deliver:

✅ Clarity & planning security: Stable, predictable rules enable long-term #investment
🌍 Reliable carbon credits
🔁 Cross-sector flexibility allows SMEs to adapt & cut emissions

@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu

EU wil broeikasgasemissies met 90 procent verminderen tegen 2040 Key takeaways De Europese Commissie heeft een ambitieuze klimaatdoelstelling voor de EU in 2040 gepresenteerd, met als doel de netto broeikasgasemissies met 90 procent te verminderen. Dit voorstel is bedoeld om de EU op één lijn te brengen met haar overkoepelende doelstelling om in 2050 tot nul netto-emissies te komen. Flexibiliteiten en aanpassingen Gezien de […]

EU wil broeikasgasemissies met 90 procent verminderen tegen 2040 #klimaatverandering #broeikasgasemissies #EU2040 #duurzaamheid #milieu

Never thought that this day would come but I thank @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu for the #EU2040 target.

Response to the announced EU 2040 climate target by @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social

#EU2040 #climate

carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/07/02/w...

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It’s a #ClimateCrisis. Best available science & #ClimateJustice demand the EU do better than hollow promises, speculative tech & loopholes enabling polluters to keep polluting.

Europeans & the world deserve fast, fair, #HumanRights-based #ClimateAction, not risky gambles.

#EU2040

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🛑The new #EU2040 proposals also encourage reliance on speculative Carbon Dioxide Removal (#CDR) technologies which compromise its integrity.

Relying on these unproven technologies does nothing for the climate and only delays the full, fast #FossilFuelPhaseout needed.

European Commission must not further delay 2040 climate target Stakes are high for the EU's leadership in the global economic transition and it must not delay on its science-based 2040 climate target

The #EU's 2040 climate target is a crucial signal amid the noise of rollbacks and delays.

With over a year of delay already, the EU must act now to stay on course. A science-based target will show Europe is sticking to the plan, and open the door to sustainable investment.

Press release👇

#EU2040

Local leaders urge European Commission to set a binding 90% domestic emissions-cut target for 2040 - Eurocities Mayors of European cities, on behalf of C40, CEMR, Eurocities, and ICLEI Europe, among the signatories of a joint letter to Von der Leyen, Ribera, and Hoekstra.

Local leaders urge the EU to set binding 90% domestic emissions cut by 2040

Mayors from major EU cities sent a letter to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu, and @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu, to raise ambition ahead of #COP30.

Read the letter 👉 tinyurl.com/msaw2kea

#EU2040

"We need the EU to set clear #EU2040 climate targets to create long term predictable rules when national governments are falling short," says Lars Strömgrem, Vice Mayor of Stockholm, Eurocities Shadow Commissioner for Urban Mobility.

@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu

💸 Buying international offsets = recurring payments

🏗️ Investing in domestic cuts = one time investment with long-term gains

📉 Don’t outsource. Build a resilient, green EU economy!

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

#GreenTransition #EU2040 #ClimateEconomy

❗Early international offset deals under Article 6 have shown huge flaws: overestimated reductions & negative local impacts

👥 These deals have no proper safeguards!

⚖️ The EU must not trade away climate integrity

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

#ClimateJustice #Article6 #EU2040

🇪🇺 Climate leadership starts at home
🌍 Relying on international offsets weakens the EU’s role on the world stage

🛑 No to Article 6 in the 2040 target
✊ Yes to real domestic ambition

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

#EU2040 #ClimateLeadership #Article6

📉 International offsets are not a substitute for real climate action!

📚 Scientists say AT LEAST 90–95% DOMESTIC cuts needed and beneficial

⏳ It's time to act with urgency and integrity!

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

#EU2040 #ClimateScience

💸 Buying international offsets = recurring payments

🏗️ Investing in domestic cuts = one time investment with long-term gains

📉 Don’t outsource. Build a resilient, green EU economy!

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

#GreenTransition #EU2040 #ClimateEconomy