Not Walking the Talk The European Environmental Agency has assessed the EU’s commitments and concludes that the goal of reducing emissions 55 percent from 1990 levels by 2030 can be achieved. However, most others will not. One of the farthest from progress is designed to address land use change and deforestation. The latter is embarrassing since the EU’s extraterritorial application of the goal has maddened the Global South. Also likely missed will be energy efficiency goals, adaptation, and organic agriculture. Consumers are not buying enough organic food at higher prices to meet the goal of 25 percent by 2030. The 25 percent target was concocted without basis. If it is better, why would Europeans only want a 25 percent good f...

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