Climate & Environment
EU calls for 90% emissions cut by 2040
European Commission has rolled back on new pesticide policy as it launched a new climate roadmap on Tuesday
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission President, has said she will withdraw a plan to halve the use of pesticides because it became a “symbol of polarization” following protests by farmers across Europe.
The European Union’s executive arm in June 2022 proposed a regulation to slash pesticide use by 50 per cent until 2030 as part of a plan to make farming more sustainable, but the European Parliament voted it down. Fears over falling ...