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Europe unveils climate-neutral Green Deal

The E.U. plans to create "the first climate-neutral continent by 2050," a three-decade blueprint to sustainably overhaul Europe's trade, industry and politics.

Hohenschwangau Castle at the foot of the Bavarian Alps
Hohenschwangau Castle at the foot of the Bavarian Alps (AN/Bryan Katz)

BRUSSELS (AN) — The European Union's executive body launched ambitious plans on Wednesday to create "the first climate-neutral continent by 2050," a three-decade blueprint to sustainably overhaul Europe's trade, industry and politics.

The European Commission said its European Green Deal is about improving people's well-being through natural habitat protections and climate neutrality — net zero emissions of greenhouse gases.

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