EU set to miss U.N. deadline for new climate targets, draft shows

The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for a key deadline this month, and has instead drafted plans to submit a temporary goal, which could change later, an EU negotiating document seen by Reuters showed.
EU countries are struggling to reach a deal on their new climate target for 2040, which has derailed plans for the bloc to submit a 2035 target to the United Nations by a deadline this month for all countries to do so. The EU had planned to derive its 2035 climate target from the 2040 goal.