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Initial reactions to the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.
When the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, appeared before the press July 14 to announce the “Fit for 55” proposal, beaming with pride, she was joined by a whole troop of her highest-ranking officials. Among them was Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the lead for the European Green Deal, the European Union's major effort to achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.