The hot wave in Europe stimulates it to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions

The summer came down to Europe, and the continent struck a hot wave that led to a high temperature to a much higher level than a human, animal or plant can tolerate, as droughts blew and forest fires erupted in some areas while other areas struggled.

In the midst of these hot and burning days, the European Commission recently announced a long -awaited amendments regarding its goals related to carbon emissions.

The Commission suggested reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels.

“The European Union has set a predictive trend in order to proceed, and that it adheres to its commitment to remove carbon from the European economy by 2050.”.

The most controversial thing among environmental protection activists was the item that states that from 2036 it could come about 3% of the proposed reduction by buying carbon assets abroad. Currently, local greenhouse gas discounts are only calculated within the desired goals. The Commission said that its new approach is more “pragmatic and flexible.”

The Vice -President of the Commission, Theresa Ribera, defended the amendments, and said: “We do not choose here between the economy and the schedule of green business, but both. Europe reaffirms its commitment to a fair green transition, ambition and competition. Agreement on the goal of 90% is a clear beacon that directs our business in the future. ”

The critics say, based on scientific studies and scientific advisors for the commission itself, that the inclusion of international balances, for areas such as tree cultivation or renewable energy projects threatens to undermine the efforts of the European Union itself by switching to the use of fossil fuels.

“This is a step in the right direction, but the commission, by introducing international compensation and relying heavily on the supposed carbon removal operations in the future, has placed gaps at the heart of the proposal,” said a statement of the European Policy Office of the World Fund of Nature in the European Union.

And achieving the goal of climate neutrality is not an easy matter, and this is shown through the difficulties facing Bulgaria, and the efforts made to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 are progressing in the midst of growing evidence of the country’s exposure to climate change.

The updated national plan for Bulgaria in the field of energy and climate aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78.2% by 2030 and 92% by 2040, compared to the levels of 1990, with the aim of reaching a net (zero percent) by 2050.

The country intends to enhance the use of renewable energy to 44% in heating and cooling, and about 30% in transportation, by 2030.

Nevertheless, the Commission highlighted that Bulgaria’s plan lacks details about carbon detention, nuclear fuel security and adaptation measures.

The Commission earlier this month presented a positive evaluation of the revised Bulgarian plan for recovery and flexibility, which now includes a chapter dedicated to the renewed energy plan in the European Union, aimed at achieving Europe’s abandonment of fossil fuels from Russia before 2030, and focuses strongly on the green transformation.

The opponents of the proposed targets said that it hinders growth. Member countries such as France are demanding to postpone it. President Emmanuel Macron wants guarantees to remove carbon in the field of industry and support nuclear energy, which is the largest energy source for his country.

In Berlin, the German government welcomed the flexibility by the European Commission, and German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider confirmed that Europe is still a “driving force in the protection of global climate”, which can “motivate China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and others” to follow its example.