Infographic: timeline of climate change negotiations - Main contents

Check out our infographic containing a timeline listing milestones and key initiatives in the global fight against climate change.

From the Earth Summit to the latest UN climate conference, discover the most important events in the history of climate change negotiations in reverse chronological order.

The EU has been a key player in the fight against climate change. In 2021, the EU made a legally binding commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050, while setting a target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. Since then, it has updated many energy and environment-related rules to achieve those targets, under a package known as Fit for 55.

In the context of the Russian war in Ukraine, the EU has been working to reduce its energy dependence on non-EU countries and has adopted rules to boost the deployment of renewable sources of energy.