At an environmental minister meeting in Brussels next week, EU countries hope to agree on the commission's proposal for a 90 percent emission reduction by 2040, compared to the 1990 level.
But the disagreement is still great about both the figure itself and how it can be achieved.
–Not enough, says an EU diplomat to the news site Euractiv about the compromises that have so far been proposed by the presidency country Denmark to convince the countries that believe the climate proposals are too ambitious.
An agreement on climate targets is seen as an important signal ahead of the next major climate meeting, COP30, which will be held in Brazil in November.
In parallel, heavy parts of the European car industry are pushing to persuade the EU Commission to ease the already established ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. New pushes are expected during a stormy meeting with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday.
The development is causing concern among more environmentally ambitious members of the EU Parliament.
–Now we have pressed some damn pause button, says Pär Holmgren (Green party) at a Swedish press conference.
