EU commission president increases climate targets 

The World

In her State of the Union speech at the European Commission in Brussels this week, Ursula von der Leyen announced she wanted to increase the climate targets for the block: cutting greenhouse gas emissions 55 percent by 2030, up from 40%. The World’s environment correspondent, Carolyn Beeler, has the details for host Marco Werman.

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