The European Commission is expected to call on the EU to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, two officials told POLITICO. 

On February 6, the EU executive will unveil three options for the bloc’s 2040 target — an interim step meant to help the EU meet its pledge to achieve climate neutrality by mid-century. 

The two EU officials, granted anonymity to discuss a confidential matter, said the Commission would endorse a 90 percent emissions cut for 2040 compared to 1990 levels in an accompanying statement. The target is in line with recommendations by the EU’s scientific advisory board, which called for a reduction between 90 and 95 percent. 

The board also warned on Thursday that the EU’s current efforts to reduce emissions were not sufficient to reach climate neutrality in 2050. 

With EU elections fast approaching in June, the task of proposing a formal legislative act enshrining the 2040 target will be left to the next Commission. 

Hungary, which holds the bloc’s rotating Council presidency in the fall, has suggested that agreeing on the target should be a matter for EU leaders, which would require a unanimous decision among member countries.

Only Denmark has so far explicitly supported a 90 percent target. Poland and Bulgaria have signaled they’re open to discussing such a figure.