Timmermans: EU states have two years left to act if bloc is to reach 55% emissions cut target by 2030

'Every opportunity we miss this and next year will make it more difficult for us to attain our goals', European Commission's climate policy lead tells online conference

Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's executive vice-president for the European Green Deal, at a press conference to present the bloc's clean hydrogen strategy and energy system integration strategy in Brussels last July.
Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's executive vice-president for the European Green Deal, at a press conference to present the bloc's clean hydrogen strategy and energy system integration strategy in Brussels last July.AFP/Getty
Published 1 June 2021, 16:47Updated 1 June 2021, 16:47
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