European Green Deal Climate neutrality by 2050

The European Green Deal, the 27 EU member states want to become climate-neutral by 2050. As a first step, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

In order to achieve this goal, the economy and society must be realigned in many areas. The "Fit for 55" package contains a series of proposals for revising and updating EU legislation.

In 2020, the EU's greenhouse gas emissions amounted to around 3.4 billion tons of CO₂-equivalent. This is 32% less than in 1990, with Central and Eastern European countries in particular recording a significant reduction over the last three decades. This is partly due to the significant downsizing of industry at the beginning of the 1990s.