EU set to miss U.N. deadline for new climate targets, draft shows

16/9/2025 7:21

The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for a key deadline this month, and has instead drafted plans to submit a temporary goal, which could change later, an EU negotiating document seen by Reuters showed.



EU countries are struggling to reach a deal on their new climate target for 2040, which has derailed plans for the bloc to submit a 2035 target to the United Nations by a deadline this month for all countries to do so. The EU had planned to derive its 2035 climate target from the 2040 goal.



The draft EU document, seen by Reuters, showed the bloc is now instead considering submitting a "statement of intent" to the U.N. about what its 2035 goal will be - indicating it will be between a 66.3% and a 72.5% emissions reduction by 2035, from 1990 levels.