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The European Green Deal sets out the EU's objective of making Europe "the first carbon-neutral continent" by 2050. | The European Green Deal sets out the EU's objective of making Europe "the first carbon-neutral continent" by 2050. | ||
This means achieving net zero emissions, through eliminating all feasible emissions so far as reasonably achievable, and offsetting | This means achieving net zero emissions, through eliminating all feasible emissions so far as is reasonably achievable, and offsetting the residual carbon. | ||
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* [[Brown]] | * [[Brown]] | ||
* [[Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism]] | * [[Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism]] | ||
* [[Carbon-neutral]] | |||
* [[Carbon offsetting]] | * [[Carbon offsetting]] | ||
* [[ESG]] | * [[ESG]] | ||
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* [[Green finance]] | * [[Green finance]] | ||
* [[Green loan]] | * [[Green loan]] | ||
* [[Green New Deal]] | |||
* [[International Institute for Sustainable Development]] | * [[International Institute for Sustainable Development]] | ||
* [[Net zero]] | * [[Net zero]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:02, 14 July 2021
Sustainability - European Union (EU) - European Commission.
The European Green Deal sets out the EU's objective of making Europe "the first carbon-neutral continent" by 2050.
This means achieving net zero emissions, through eliminating all feasible emissions so far as is reasonably achievable, and offsetting the residual carbon.
The European Green Deal was published by the European Commission in December 2019.
See also
- Brown
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
- Carbon-neutral
- Carbon offsetting
- ESG
- European Commission
- European Union
- Green
- Green asset
- Green bond
- Green collar
- Green deal
- Green equity
- Green finance
- Green loan
- Green New Deal
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- Net zero
- Residual carbon
- Sustainability
