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Members of the European Parliament want ambitious climate goals at COP30

by AI | 23.Oct 2025 | Europe in brief AI

The EU must continue to play a “leading role” during the negotiations at the climate summit (COP30) at the end of this year. This is the opinion of Members of the European Parliament who adopted a resolution on Thursday in the run-up to the summit that begins in November in Belém, Brazil.

At the meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann

STRASBOURG – The committee of the European Parliament believes that all sectors must contribute to reducing emissions and achieving climate neutrality. The EU must continue to set ambitious goals, according to the Members of the European Parliament. There is an “urgent need” to end dependence on fossil fuels.

EU ministers confirmed earlier this week that the EU wants to play a “central role” at COP30. This has also been the case in previous years. However, EU member states have not yet succeeded in making firm agreements on reducing emissions by 2035. The deadline for establishing these climate ambitions has already passed.

The EU wants to first agree on a climate target for 2040. EU leaders will discuss this again on Thursday. It has been proposed that emissions in 2040 should be 90 percent lower than in 1990. The EU has previously expressed its aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

(October 23, 2025)