European Union environment ministers approved a revised 2040 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target on Wednesday, after marathon negotiations that stretched into the early hours. The decision comes just ahead of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, on November 10 and establishes a legal framework linking the EU’s short- and long-term climate goals.

The agreement acts as a bridge between the 2030 and 2050 targets, keeping the EU on track for its long-term aim of climate neutrality by 2050. Ministers also confirmed the official plan for the 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) , required under the Paris Agreement. That plan sets a non-legally binding goal to reduce emissions by between 66.25 and 72.5 percent below 1990 levels. This NDC will feed directly

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