Climate campaigners are urging the EU to set a binding 2040 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, as record high temperatures are reported. Concerns arise over potential loopholes allowing carbon credits from outside the EU, which could undermine domestic climate action. Environmentalists express skepticism about offsetting schemes, while Germany's new coalition government supports a 90% reduction target but seeks flexibility in achieving it. The EU Commission plans to propose a target before summer, but it is currently absent from the agenda.