By 2040: EU wants to save 90 percent of emissions. What does that mean?.

As of: February 8, 2024, 9:15 a.m CommentsPressSplit Cooling towers of a brown coal-fired power plant in Bergheim-Niederaußem, Germany. The 90% target recommended by the EU executive on Tuesday will further fuel the debate over EU climate policy. The EU estimates it will need to invest around 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion) every year between 2031 and 2040.