Climate Act: Urgency procedure rejected, far-right party secures rapporteur post
A right-wing faction of climate change deniers is taking responsibility for the negotiations on the EU's 2040 climate target. (picture alliance / SULUPRESS.DE | Torsten Sukrow / SULUPRESS.DE)
Social Democrats, Liberals, and Greens have failed in their attempt to fast-track the update of the EU Climate Law, bypassing the far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group. The failure is largely attributed to opposition from the European People’s Party (EPP), which is now facing sharp criticism.
