Italy joins call for zero greenhouse emissions by 2050

(ANSA) - Rome, November 20 - Environment Minister Sergio Costa has joined his counterparts from Denmark, Finland, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden in writing a letter to the European Commission calling on the EU to commit itself to achieving zero net greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. The letter also calls for a revision of the short- and medium-term targets, with a cut in emissions of at least 40% by 2030. The aim is to push Brussels towards more ambitious targets in its long-term strategy.