<p><span>On February 6, 2024 the European Commission </span><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_588" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>announced</span></a><span> that it would recommend a 90% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2040. Carbon-Free Europe’s (CFE) energy systems </span><a href="https://www.carbonfreeeurope.org/modelling" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>modelling</span></a><span> points to what steps and transformative investments the EU must make to reach its 2040 climate targets, as visualised in the infographic below. <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/228txxvb8tt7/2YhvvGthkBrF4O26Xuc1PV/0a4a15adfddf512200d6d11f247153ee/vision_to_reality_negative_90_percent.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to view the full PDF. </a></span></p>
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Infographic: How The EU Can Achieve -90% Emissions by 2040

Florian A. Schneider, PhD.

Florian-Schneider

Senior Research Advisor

Olivia Sherman

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Graphic Designer 

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Vision to Reality: How the EU Can Achieve -90% Emissions by 2040

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Infographic: How The EU Can Achieve -90% Emissions by 2040

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