Reduction of emissions, capture and sequestration of CO2. Climate change represents one of the biggest challenges of our time with devastating effects on the environment, human health and the ecosystems of the planet. The European Union is committed to combating this phenomenon by adopting measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the removal of carbon from the atmosphere. However, scientists, civil society groups and businesses have questioned the EU's current strategy, which combines the reduction and elimination of emissions⁤ through natural and industrial processes into a single goal. European climate law and the goal of "net zero emissions" In 2021, the European Union adopted the European Climate Act, which commits the EU to a "net zero emissions" target by 2050. This means that any residual emissions from industry, transport and agriculture should be offset by removing natural sources such as tree planting, as well as technological, often expensive and energy-intensive ones such as direct capture ‌CO2‌ from the atmosphere. (Achille Mancini)