Europe opens the way to the climate conference of Paris in late 2015

As early as the end of February 2014, the European Commission published its climate commitments in view of the agreement which should be reached in Paris during the 21st international climate conference in December 2015. In line with its 2030 Energy-Climate package, Europe set the objective of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to 1990.

Europe is the first to state its commitments. Each signatory country is required to announce its contribution project by the end of May 2015. The positions of China and the United States of America are especially expected. The objective is to reach a global effort enabling to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2050, compared to 2010.