The European Union’s executive wants to mobilise 100 billion euro worth of investment to help the bloc’s economies become more environmentally friendly, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
Von der Leyen will propose her hallmark “Green Deal” for the EU later on Wednesday to commit the bloc to achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Her proposal will feed into a discussion on Thursday and Friday by the bloc’s national leaders, where Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are reluctant to go further in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.