European Parliament President David Sassoli, right, reaches out to shake hands with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg during arrival for a meeting of the Environment Council at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Climate activists and Green members of the European Parliament are urging the European Union to be more ambitious as the bloc gets ready to unveil plans for a climate law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century. (AP Ph…
March 4, 2020
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EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism
BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law, which will act as the basis of the European Union's aim to make the 27-country bloc climate neutral by 2050.