Vula Tsetsi, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, reacted:
“The Council’s deal shows a lack of leadership and ambition. It undermines real domestic decarbonisation and weakens Europe’s just transition. The EU has a major responsibility to cut emissions faster domestically, rather than relying on external offsets. As greens, will continue to work to secure a robust and credible 2040 climate target at COP30. Europe cannot afford to play climate arithmetic while the people are confronted with heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and devastating floods”.
Ciarán Cuffe, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, added:
"This agreement reflects hesitation, not ambition. Kicking the can down the road by purchasing carbon credits overseas prolongs the actions needed to make European industries more competitive and create European jobs. It is a missed opportunity. The European People’s Party and conservative governments must stop treating the green transition as a burden and start seeing it as Europe’s greatest opportunity for innovation and fairness. True solidarity means building the green transition at home while standing shoulder to shoulder with countries most affected by the climate crisis."
