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Reactions to EU's "Fit for 55" climate plan

(Reuters, 14 Jul 2021) The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday its most ambitious plan to tackle climate change and set out how the European Union's 27 countries can meet a collective goal to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030.

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Governments/Politicians

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz

"The climate package... meets the challenge of the century, climate change. It will be a very important task for the next federal government to conduct the negotiations in such a way that we can achieve the climate goals, while at the same time the necessary industrial transformation takes place at a rapid pace and is fair. It's about wealth and jobs. That is why I have proposed the establishment of an international climate club so that as many states as possible, including those outside the EU, agree on climate policy."

European Parliament President David Sassoli

"Parliament stands ready to work on the proposals as soon as possible. The EU has proved that it is possible to cut emissions while growing and creating jobs. Let's continue on this path and ensure that no one is left behind."

Industry

Peter Gattaz, president of BusinessEurope

"While the overall direction is right, the devil is in the details with lots of extremely important details in finding the right balance between climate ambition and economic and technological challenges. We will be very vigilant, regarding, for example, the consistency between different legislative measures to avoid double regulation of European industry. It is also necessary to ensure a fair distribution of efforts within society. Over the past 15 years, European industry has already reduced its emissions by almost 35%.

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Reuters, 14 Jul 2021: Reactions to EU's "Fit for 55" climate plan