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BRUSSELS – After hours of discussions, the leaders reached an agreement on the text on the fight against climate change. This was announced by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Twitter. “Europe is a leader in the fight against climate change. We have decided to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030.”
“Great way to celebrate the first anniversary of our EUGreenDeal!” This is what the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, writes on Twitter, specifying that “the European Council has approved our ambitious proposal for a new EU climate objective. Europe will reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030. “According to von der Leyen, this” puts us on a clear path towards climate neutrality by 2050. “
“Sleepless night at work, but another very important result. We have reached an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, another decisive step towards climate neutrality by 2050.” European Affairs Minister Enzo Amendola writes on Twitter.
Climate: -7% of carbon emissions in 2020, record due to Covid
Carbon emissions fell 7% in 2020, a record due to reduced production activities and global mobility due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Global Carbon Project in its annual evaluation. This year there was a drop of around 2.4 billion tons in emissions, an unprecedented value. The biggest drops were 900 million tons at the end of World War II and 500 million tons in 2009 at the height of the financial crisis. According to the international team of researchers who produced the report, emissions from fossil fuels and industry would remain at around 34 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent this year, still a significant part of the remaining “carbon balance” of the earth.
Emission reductions were most pronounced in the United States (-12%) and the European Union (-11%). In China, on the other hand, it was only -1.7%, as Beijing did not adopt a national blockade and quickly pushed its economic recovery. Analyzing by sector, emissions from transportation accounted for most of the global decline, and those from car trips fell by roughly half at the peak of the first wave of Covid-19 in April. In December, emissions from road transport had decreased by 10% annually and those from air transport by 40%. Industry emissions, which represent 22% of the world total, decreased by 30% in some of the countries where containment measures have been more extensive and stringent. According to experts, it is too early to say how quickly emissions will recover in 2021.
(article in update)
