EU commits to 55% carbon emissions reduction by 2030

EU leaders have committed the EU to cutting net carbon emissions by 55% compared to 1990, on the road to full carbon neutrality by 2050. But is it enough, and should carbon offset and sequestration be part of the answer or not?

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(Picture: Smoke and steam billow from Belchatow Power Station in Poland, Europe"s largest coal-fired power plant / Credit: Reuters Wires)