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The ‘European Green Deal’ proposed by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EC, sets several goals for climate and nature in Europe and beyond:

a European climate law to enact the 2050 target;
an extension of the emissions trading system;
a European carbon border tax; more ambitious targets and reduce emissions by at least 50% by 2030;
a sustainable Europe investment plan to boost private investments;
a just transition fund so no one is left behind; a biodiversity strategy for 2030
and a new circular economy action plan.

EC press conference by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal