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France, Finland, Denmark, and Spain are among the European Union's most vocal supporters of a plan to slash carbon emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, the Guardian reports.
According to Euractiv, the EU's climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says he "senses significant support" for the plan, which would see a 55% cut in carbon emissions by 2030 and a net-zero emissions goal by 2050.
The plan is still being debated by EU environment ministers, who met in Brussels on Monday.
The New York Times reports the plan would see the EU's carbon emissions cut by 80% from 2005 levels by 2030 and by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040.
According to the Guardian, the plan would also see the EU's greenhouse gas emissions fall by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050.
But not everyone is in favor of the plan.
The Czech Republic, Greece, and Poland are among the countries that oppose the plan, saying it's too ambitious and would hurt their economies, the Times reports.
According to Euractiv, half of EU countries are opposed to the plan and want more time to consider it. Read the Entire Article
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