EU eases off environmental demands in bid to head off farmer protests

Published February 6, 2024 12:54pm ET



The European Commission on Tuesday scrapped a key agricultural target from its 2040 greenhouse gas emissions-reducing road map, a move aimed at appeasing farmers in the bloc who have staged massive, weekslong demonstrations in protest of the commission’s proposal.

The changes were reflected Tuesday in the bloc’s updated emissions “road map,” which outlines the EU’s plans to reach its 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 compared to 1990 levels.

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