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New climate target in the EU – with lower ambition

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New climate target in the EU – with lower ambition

Wed 5 Nov 2025 01:58 CET

EU countries want to reduce their emissions by 90 percent by 2040, compared to 1990. But it comes after great disagreement and criticism for doing both too much and too little

Marathon meeting as EU tries to agree on climate

Marathon meeting as EU tries to agree on climate

Tue 4 Nov 2025 11:22 CET

Should the EU go to the COP30 climate summit with watered-down ambitions – or none at all? Nightmares await when disagreements in Brussels are widespread.

"No revolution" – Sweden's climate goals will remain

"No revolution" – Sweden's climate goals will remain

Thu 30 Oct 2025 08:48 CET

The Environmental Targets Committee agrees that the national climate target for 2030 should remain. But it needs to be adapted to the EU's targets

EU Climate Goals Stalled as Member States Disagree on Targets

EU Climate Goals Stalled as Member States Disagree on Targets

Thu 18 Sept 2025 12:36 CEST

Disagreement in the EU means that established climate goals are replaced with a declaration of intent for the time being. A great disappointment, says Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (The Liberals)

Nuclear Power to Replace Nature Reserve

Nuclear Power to Replace Nature Reserve

Wed 11 Dec 2024 09:20 CET

The planned new nuclear reactors at Ringhals will not fit. At least not if the nature reserve on the Väröhalvön is to remain

As the climate policy: Like a farce

As the climate policy: Like a farce

Fri 25 Oct 2024 15:58 CEST

The Climate Policy of the Government Parties receives harsh criticism from parts of the opposition. The Social Democrats call it "a farce"

They think they'll reach the EU's climate targets – but are they mistaken?

They think they'll reach the EU's climate targets – but are they mistaken?

Wed 18 Sept 2024 14:04 CEST

The government expects to meet the EU's climate goals by 2030. But it doesn't depend on a lot of new climate measures, but mainly on a flexible way of counting