Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was welcomed by President Ursula von der Leyen, and executive vice-president Frans Timmermans, upon her arrival at the European Commission, where she participates in the college of EU commissioners. During the meeting, a new climate bill is expected to be adopted. Thunberg's many events today in Brussels.
"With no science-based targets for 2030, or measures to end fossil fuel subsidies, we are preparing for bankruptcy. The time for action is now, not in 10 years." This is how Greenpeace Europe's climate policy officer Sebastian Mang joins the chorus of criticism that has fallen on the EU 'climate law' even before its presentation, scheduled for today .
In addition to Greenpeace, the Climate Action Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and, in an open letter, Greta Thunberg and 34 other climate activists have moved substantial remarks to the proposal that sets by law an EU target of zeroing net emissions to 2050 , because it is not in line with the recommendations of the UN intergovernmental panel on climate change.