The Social Climate Fund, with a budget of € 59 billion, is also being set up.
From 2035, new ones will no longer be sold in Europe cars with internal combustion engines. This norm is included in the new package of measures on climate protection adopted by the EU countries at the meeting of environment ministers in Luxembourg, Radio Svoboda reports.
A separate fund will also be created to help the poor. population and small businesses to cope with rising energy prices through tougher greenhouse gas emissions policies.
In addition to banning internal combustion engines from 2035 and creating a climate aid fund, carbon monoxide restrictions will also apply. in the field of aviation and shipping.
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Ministers agreed that the EU should collectively remove 310 million tons of CO2 equivalent from the atmosphere, including increasing the area of forests – natural absorbers of carbon dioxide.
“Emission tax” will be included in the cost of fuel for both transport and heating. But to compensate the poor and small businesses for rising prices, the Social Climate Fund with a budget of 59 billion euros is being created.
In addition, the participants agreed on measures for environmental monitoring and environmental responsibility of enterprises, as well as emission quotas > greenhouse gases for industry.
Probably, these solutions could be very effective if they were joined by the largest producers of greenhouse gases – China and India. But that's just not happening.
