Climate change has been a very important issue. European Union leaders agreed on Thursday that they need to raise their climate goal beyond the existing target but ended short of supporting a program to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% correlated to 1990 levels. Leaders reviewed the proposal from the bloc’s executive arm on the first day of an EU summit in Brussels and came to the resolution that the renewed goal should be achieved “collectively” to take into account the different energy mixes of member states.

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As per the meeting’s conclusions, leaders will try to find an agreement during a different meeting to be carried on in December, before the adoption of the first-ever European climate law. The conclusions read, “All Member States will participate in this effort, taking into account national circumstances and considerations of fairness and solidarity." The text was adequately puzzling to find a consensus and could open the door to tailor-made arrangements capable of clinching the approval of all 27 member states.

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While the European Parliament urges for an even higher 60% reduction in emissions, eastern EU countries that depend on coal for much of their energy needs are less enthusiastic. They agonize about the social, environmental and economic costs of the transition to a greener economy. Poland last year did not commit to the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality goal and has asked for more details about the measures. Speaking upon arrival at the summit, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis pleaded in favor of a collective target, saying that his country could not reach it alone.

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