The EEA "Trends and projections in Europe 2015" report, published today, reveals that the EU is overachieving its emission reduction target for 2020 already by 3% in 2014.

European leaders meeting in Brussels today for the last European Council before the Paris climate summit in December have missed an opportunity to strengthen the EU’s position for the international climate negotiations.

The report on the Paris climate summit, adopted today by the European Parliament, calls for a full decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 and an urgent review of the current, weak climate pledges.

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