Czech Republic joins Franco-German refusal to set_CO2 emissions by 2040

The Czech prime minister has described the European Commission’s proposal as unrealistic and harmful to industry.

The Czech Republic government has announced that it joins the bloc of EU countries, led by Germany and France, which oppose quickly setting CO₂ emission reduction targets by 2040, considering that it harms industry and energy security. The conservative Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, has described as unrealistic and harmful to industry the proposal presented last July by the European Commission for the EU to pursue a 90% cut in CO2 emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, reports Radio Prague. Fiala also fears that such a cut will jeopardize the country’s energy security. That plan gave continuity to the 55% reduction planned for 2030 and would put the EU on the right trajectory to achieve climate neutrality by mid-century.

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