TALLINN - At the European Union Environment Council held on Thursday, discussions focused on the revised climate regulation, which will set an interim target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The council marked the first ministerial-level discussion on the EU's climate regulation. Strategic discussions will continue at the level of prime ministers during the next European Council meeting on Oct. 23-24. The Environment Council is a meeting of the environment ministers of the EU member states. The climate regulation establishes the long-term perspective of the EU's climate policy, which will continue beyond 2030.