by 2050

EU climate neutrality: 2050

The European Climate Law makes economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 a binding objective for the European Union.

The law defines the objective by 2050, not as one exact day, so the page displays a target-year window.

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EU climate neutrality: 2050

Climate neutrality means reaching a balance between EU-wide greenhouse-gas emissions and removals under the legal framework.

A week grid makes a long legal horizon such as 2050 more tangible than the year number alone.

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