MEPs reject crucial "Fit For 55" draft climate laws

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MEPs reject crucial "Fit For 55" draft climate laws

STORY: MEPs reject crucial "Fit For 55" draft climate laws DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Outside views of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France 2. Shots of the vote session in the Parliament 3. shots of gas emission 4. shots of green energy 5. shots of the EU flag STORYLINE: Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday sent back to the drawing board three draft laws forming part of the European Commission's "Fit For 55" climate legislation package, referring them back to Parliament's committee on environment (ENVI) for further consideration. The draft legislations were on the reform of the Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Union's (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Social Climate Fund. Parliament was meant to adopt its position on legislative proposals that aim to deliver on the EU's climate action ambitions. The measures are part of the "Fit for 55" package and seek to reduce the EU's greenhouse gas emis

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