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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on the European Parliament to seize the momentum of new targets for cutting emissions and to swiftly adopt the “European Climate Law” aimed at making Europe the first “climate neutral” continent on Earth.
Speaking in the Parliament’s plenary session, von der Leyen praised the EU’s 27 heads of state and government for approving the new target for a 55 percent reduction in emissions by 2030 at a summit in Brussels last week.
“The decision by leaders to back the Commission’s proposal for a 2030 emission reduction target of at least 55 percent was based on science and on reason and it was based on protecting humanity and on insuring freedom for future generations. And with this argument and this agreement we set ourselves a path towards climate neutrality by 2050 and we showed true leadership,” von der Leyen declared.
“Building on this momentum,” the president said, “I count on the support of this house to rapidly conclude negotiations on the European Climate Law. This will be the first-ever law that will bind the Continent to become climate neutral. But let me be clear: setting the target is the easiest part in this difficult endeavor. Delivering on it must start now and it will take a major collective and systemic effort but it is worth it.”
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