EU to Italy and 8 other countries, 'corrective plans to hit 2030 emissions targets'

The EU Commission will ask Italy and 8 other EU countries to present "a corrective action plan" to accelerate emissions cuts to 2030 in the transport, buildings, agriculture and waste sectors.

This was announced in the annual climate action report, in which it is estimated that emissions from the sectors covered by the effort-sharing regulation will decrease by 38.5% by 2030, less than the target set at EU level of 40%.

Brussels writes that the "nine member states", including Germany and Austria, "are not making sufficient progress towards achieving their 2030 targets".