Environment minister: Czech Republic will not support the EU’s 2040 climate target

The Czech Republic will not back the European Union’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, Environment Minister Petr Hladík reaffirmed at a meeting of EU environment ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.

The Danish presidency will seek consensus on the European Commission’s proposal during the ministerial talks, but Prague remains skeptical of the 90-percent target. According to Hladík, one key reason is that the EU executive has not produced impact assessments for individual industrial sectors.