Estonia joins European net zero carbon target; Poland loses ally
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Estonia joined a group of 24 European countries in a target to cut carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050, the country’s prime minister Jüri Ratas said on Thursday. Earlier, Estonia was one of the four countries, along with Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, that last June blocked the carbon neutrality target by 2050.
After Ratas wrote on Twitter the Estonian government unanimously supported reaching climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, EU commissioner for energy and climate action Miguel Arias Cañete welcomed the news, praising “commitment and determination to push for a fair, secure and competitive clean energy transition”.
