European parliament split on declaring climate emergency
Draft resolution will be voted on this week before crucial UN climate summit
The European parliament is split over whether to declare a global climate emergency before next week’s crucial UN summit.
If passed, the climate emergency resolution – to be voted on on Thursday – would throw down the gauntlet to incoming European Union leaders. The European commission’s president-elect, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to take office on 1 December, having promised “a European green deal” in her first 100 days.