EU scrambles to seal climate deal ahead of COP30

"To come empty-handed to Belem," where the COP30 talks are taking place from November 10 to 21, "would really undermine the EU's credibility," warned an EU diplomat. Talks are expected to stretch into the night among the European Union's 27 member states, which have been haggling for months over two separate targets for slashing greenhouse-gas emissions: one for 2035 and the other for 2040. Behind only China, the United States and India in terms of emissions, the EU has been the most committed...