European diplomats are scrambling to agree on a 10-year target to cut EU carbon emissions this week, with time running out ahead of the United Nations COP30 climate summit.

Ambitious plans put forward by the European Commission are yet to be approved by member states as divisions persist amid a competing push to boost the bloc’s ailing industry.

Environment ministers from the 27-nation union are to hold a key meeting on November 4.

– Where is the EU at? –

The commission said it wants to cut emissions by 90 percent by 2040, compared to 1990 levels — a major milestone towards the overarching goal of reaching net zero a decade later.

But some countries, such as Poland and the Czech Republic, see the target as unachievable and are dragging their feet, demanding concessions.

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