EU climate ambition comes under scrutiny

Brussels

THE world's biggest trading bloc shouldn't rush into more ambitious climate targets this decade without assessing how lower emissions could impact the economy, according to a top European Union lawmaker.

With the EU preparing to forge its flagship Green Deal into law later this month, European People's Party Parliamentarian Peter Liese said his party wants to see how the climate strategy will affect output before intermediary emission targets are set for 2030.