How did the last Neanderthals live?
Neanderthals could have caught vultures to use their feathers for decoration (Credit: BBC Earth)
Posted on 06/28/2021 1:12:32 PM PDT by elpadre
European Union countries finally approved a law to make the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions targets legally binding, as EU policymakers prepare a huge new package of policies to fight climate change, Reuters reports.
Negotiators from Parliament and EU member states reached a deal in April on the climate law, which sets targets to reduce net EU emissions by 55% by 2030, from 1990 levels, and eliminate them by 2050.
Ministers from the 27 EU countries formally approved the deal on Monday, except for Bulgaria, which abstained.
"The final compromise does not reflect our national position sufficiently," a Bulgarian government spokesman said, without specifying further.
Leaders from all EU countries signed up to the 2030 emissions-cutting target in December, which aim to put the bloc on a pathway that, if followed globally, would avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The targets apply to overall EU emissions, rather than a binding requirement for each country.
The law aims to put climate at the heart of all EU policymaking, ensuring that future regulations support the emissions-cutting aims.
Doing that will require a huge policy overhaul. Most EU laws are designed to meet a previous target to cut emissions by 40% by 2030.
The European Commission will begin that upgrade on July 14, when it proposes a dozen policies to reshape industry, energy, transport and housing to emit less CO2. The proposals will include EU carbon market reforms, tougher CO2 standards for new cars, and more ambitious renewable energy targets.
The climate law also requires Brussels to launch an independent expert body to advise on climate policies, and a budget-like mechanism to calculate the total emissions the EU can produce from 2030-2050, under its climate targets.
Russia and Putin are laughing their asses off. As are the Chi-Coms.
Our Democrat/Socialists are itching to follow suit with Biden ready to take the US down to their level. Conservatives buckle up for a fight!!!
Also some insight here:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3971397/posts
Why yes Virginia, “yoops”* really are THAT stoopid. At least there so called leaders are.
*yoops=europeans
Bye EU
A govt of govts is always going to be a murderous disaster.
Winter 2041
In the far north of the EU.
The few hours of daily sun has been obscured by clouds yet again today.
Where’s that red-nosed reindeer?
What will they do about unicorn farts? Corks? Hunting licenses? Healthier diets for the poor dears?
He was last seen talking to a man in a red suit with a white beard, jolly demeanor. Doubtless an industrialist, known for exploiting overworked elves, then laying them off for a year.
How did the last Neanderthals live?
Neanderthals could have caught vultures to use their feathers for decoration (Credit: BBC Earth)
The EU is moving UN Agenda 2021/2030 right along with a little nudge from the World Economic Forum (the Davos crowd). If you aren’t up to speed on the UN Agenda you should be - no cars, no jet travel, no meat, no private property, no cash, one world government, a few people at the top and everyone else will be a numbered and watched serf.
China emits enough pollution in one year to exceed that of all developed nations.
China’s pollution is higher now than pre-pandemic. The majority of plastic and toxic chemicals in the ocean are from China. Until the EU can get China to cut emmissions by 50%, they shouldn’t be hobbling themselves into an all-electric situation that can be wiped out with a single solar storm.
the EU cutting their emissions will do nothing for the ‘world’ environment but will wreck their economies and their standard of living. China couldn’t hope for a better group of fools.
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