EU science advisers slam Brussels' weakened 2040 climate plans
Source: Politico
Using international carbon credits in place of domestic action undermines climate efforts, scientific advisory board says.
June 2, 2025 1:01 pm CET
By Zia Weise
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top scientific advisers on Monday blasted the EU’s expected plan to outsource part of the bloc’s climate efforts to poorer countries.
The EU’s scientific advisory board on climate change, an independent body legally tasked with making global warming policy recommendations, insisted the bloc must meet its 2040 emissions-cutting target exclusively with domestic efforts.
“The integrity of the domestic goal should not be undermined by these international activities,” Ottmar Edenhofer, the board’s chairman, told reporters on Monday.
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