Reducing all emissions as much as possible will be crucial to limit the need to balance any remaining emissions to become climate neutral. To this end, the Commission intends to increase the EU’s 2030 target for greenhouse gas emission reductions to at least -50% and towards -55% compared to 1990 levels. A rigorous enforcement of existing legislation on energy efficiency is necessary but insufficient to reach the increased climate target. Introducing emissions trading for a significant share of the existing Effort Sharing Regulation sectors and eventually folding agricultural non-CO2 emissions into the land use sector would have consequences for this Regulation. Considering that the nominal cap is currently higher than actual emissions, a change in the linear reduction factor could potentially be combined with a one-off reduction of the cap that would put it closer to the actual emissions level. Ambitious Action in all sectors of the EU economy, emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. In its consultation paper on the 2030 Climate Target Plan, EIT Climate-KIC encourages the European Commission to set a 2030 European emissions reduction target consistent with a 1.5 degree pathway and notes that such a goal is significantly more ambitious than current agreed European targets. . Many pieces of the regulatory, policy and governance puzzle are yet to be developed; their consequences cannot be taken for granted. This will depend on the revenue allocation between the EU and national level and on its well-targeted use (e.g. For aviation, the Commission will propose to reduce the free allocation of allowances, increasing the effectiveness of the carbon price signal in this sector, while taking into account other policy measures such as energy taxation and the ReFuelEU initiatives. Considering that the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector accounts for between 5 and 9% of global electricity consumption and more than 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the EU Digital Strategy. By 2030, this has to increase to around 24% through further development and deployment of electric vehicles, advanced biofuels and other renewable and low carbon fuels as part of a holistic and integrated approach. 711 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9D27CD7CDF79D94E8C7ECAC4149EBB1F><906E194C9DB3F14C960A0F337594A1ED>]/Index[690 33]/Info 689 0 R/Length 107/Prev 817990/Root 691 0 R/Size 723/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Paired with intensified renewables and energy efficiency policies, it will cut energy costs for households and companies, and provided that social impacts are addressed help alleviate energy poverty and contribute to growth and jobs. We must combine recovery spending with ambitious climate action to avoid wasted money and stranded assets, leading to additional resource needs later on. 24 The Commission is aware that carbon pricing does not address all barriers to the deployment of low and zero emissions solutions. Highlights, press releases and speeches. The Commission’s Impact Assessment shows that a 55% cut in emissions achieved through increased use of carbon pricing, while recycling revenues to low income households can address income impacts for these households and at the same time still stimulate a switch to low-carbon technologies. This work has to look beyond 2030. At the same time, the CO, emissions performance standards for cars are the main driver to ensure the supply of modern and innovative clean vehicles, including electric cars. The initiative will also assess: International cooperation on maritime transport and aviation is desirable. In total, it has been a significant net sink in the past. Emissions trading can achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions cost‑effectively. The Commission’s Impact Assessment indicates that final and primary energy consumption would further reduce in 2030, achieving savings of 36-37% for final energy consumption (total energy consumed by end users) and 39-41% for primary energy consumption (total energy used to meet final energy needs, e.g. 2030 Climate Target Plan — EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics The European Commission presented on 17 September its plan to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. An increasing role for emissions trading and energy taxation. This underlines that any expansion of emissions trading will need to address distributional impacts, e.g. Increased flexibility between the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation and the Effort Sharing Regulation could be a way to strengthen incentives for removals in the land use sector itself. This update to Scotland's 2018-2032 Climate Change Plan sets out the Scottish Government's pathway to our new and ambitious targets set by the Climate Change Act 2019. A holistic approach to large-scale and local infrastructure planning, protecting and enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructures is needed and will guide the forthcoming revisions of the TEN-E and TEN-T regulations, and of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive. Continuous support for corporate sourcing of renewable energy, and establishing minimum mandatory green public procurement criteria and targets in relation to renewable energy may also be needed. This is also confirmed by the assessment of Member States’ final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) under the Governance Regulation In road transport, emissions trading has the advantage of capturing fleet emissions under the cap and simultaneously incentivising behavioural change with lasting effects on mobility solutions through the price signal. Revising the current 2030 target upwards puts us on a more gradual pathway towards becoming climate-neutral by 2050. As set out in the Communication on an EU-wide assessment of National Energy and Climate Plans To achieve this, both the climate legislation as well as the energy policies need to be reviewed to deliver this ambition increase. It guarantees environmental integrity in the form of the emissions cap and provides a strong price signal, that influences daily operational and strategic investment decisions. Addressing this includes reviewing and revisiting, as appropriate the biomass sustainability criteria in the Renewable Energy Directive, which are also used in the EU ETS, following the ongoing Commission’s assessment of the EU and global biomass supply and demand and related sustainability. The Modernisation Fund will support the transition of the energy system in lower income Member States. Industry must lead change as Europe embarks on its transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership, while leveraging the impact of its single market to set global standards. announced a commitment to make data centres climate-neutral by 2030, with actions to be put in place in 2021 to 2022. Large-scale deployment of renewables also requires the necessary infrastructure. 15 The EU’s position as the world’s largest trading block provides significant opportunities in this respect. Furthermore as the EU is increasing its climate ambition, the Commission is working on introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism in certain sectors to address the risk of carbon leakage. The Climate Target Plan accordingly: presents an EU-wide, economy-wide GHG emissions reduction target of at least 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030, including emissions and removals; Distributional aspects will need to be addressed in order to ensure that nobody is left behind. Furthermore, a shift towards growing woody biomass on cropland in a sustainable manner, including as a feedstock for advanced biogas and biofuels, could alleviate the situation. Similarly, the Commission will further assess the combined impact of an expanded system and a strengthened cap on the free allocation available for industry to effectively address the risk of carbon leakage. The Act amends the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 setting targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and makes provision about advice, plans and reports in relation to those targets. This would benefit from the detailed analysis and elaboration of policies implementing the biodiversity and forestry strategies, which in principle will drive some of the additional actions reducing emissions in the sector. Renewable energy plays a fundamental role for delivering the European Green Deal and for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Moreover, the Commission will propose in May 2021 an Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights promoting just transitions, access to training and essential services including energy, mobility and housing for all. 25 The Commission will give consideration to different options in light of an expansion of emissions trading to all fossil fuel use. and the EU Circular Economy Action Plan point towards increased resource efficiency and the circular economy as indispensable pathways for a modernisation of EU industry contributing to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), and the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, capture these targets in legislation, supported through sectoral legislation such as the Ecodesign directive, and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. In particular, deep renovations addressing building shells, smart digitalisation and the integration of renewable energy together need to increase strongly. A further step to enhance removals could be to integrate agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions into the land use, land use change and forestry sector and to create a new regulated sector covering agriculture, forestry and land use. This would give an early boost to the UN’s preparations of the next meeting of the Parties of the Paris Agreement in late 2021, as well as the UN’s Decade for Action (2030 Agenda). This will require revisiting the linear reduction factor that defines the annual reduction of the cap beyond its current level of 2.2% to guarantee that the sectors covered by the EU ETS deliver the necessary emissions reductions. In addition, a comprehensive terminology for all renewable and low-carbon fuels and a European system of certification of such fuels, based notably on full life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings and sustainability criteria, and existing provisions for instance in the Renewable Energy Directive would support the further development of renewables. %%EOF It would also provide momentum for next year’s multilateral discussions in the context of the G7 and the G20, which will be presided by the UK and Italy, respectively. 15th April 2020. today, adding a 2030 target of at least 55% net greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to 1990. The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has proven to be an effective tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 16 The EU has a legislative framework in place that covers all greenhouse gas emissions except from maritime transport, for which the current regulation focuses solely on monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions. It will remain essential to address distributional concerns between Member States in order to ensure a fair transition. If, on one hand, the scope of the Regulation were to be maintained creating overlap between the sectors covered by the EU ETS and the Effort Sharing Regulation, this would provide an incentive for Member States to take subsidiary action strengthening the regulatory framework for sectors such as buildings and road transport. the Renewable Energy Directive, the Fuel Quality Directive and the upcoming initiatives promoting sustainable aviation and maritime fuels. . change of fuel used for electricity generation), and a strong signal for low carbon investments, and thus contributes decisively to the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Calculated according to the methodology as set out in Directive 2018/2001/EC. According to the Climate Target Plan, investment in the energy system, including transport, needs to increase over the period 2021-2030 by an additional ?350 billion on average each year (compared to 2011-2020) in order to achieve 55% reductions by 2030. Considering that the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector accounts for between 5 and 9% of global electricity consumption and more than 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the EU Digital Strategy Energy legislation and policies are also essential instruments contributing to the achievement of this target with the 2030 EU binding targets of at least 32% of renewable energy sources in the EU’s energy mix and at least 32.5% energy efficiency. by using part of the corresponding auction revenues. . Hence, the Commission is looking into the options for setting up an effective carbon border adjustment mechanism, compliant with World Trade Organization rules. The Renovation Wave will address the necessary elements to achieve and sustain higher renovation rates, including regulatory strengthening. the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation Addressing the Climate crisis with increased resolve. The climate crisis is also intrinsically linked with the global loss of biodiversity and solutions must address consistently both challenges. today, adding a 2030 target of at least 55% net greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to 1990. The Commission sees important benefits in expanding the use of emissions trading in the EU, to deliver in an economically efficient manner an increased climate ambition of 55% greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Overall, higher ambition by 2030 and the transition to climate neutrality and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis will be both a challenging task and an opportunity to build a better future for all. However, some transport sectors heavily depend on high energy density fuels, such as the aviation and maritime. In regions where carbon-intensive industries are currently of greater importance, focused policies and investments are needed, supported by the Just Transition Mechanism. However, it is clear that, while current energy targets should allow us to surpass our current greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, this would not be sufficient to achieve a 55% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. Already now, the EU ETS directly or indirectly covers around 30% of buildings emissions from heating. The Impact Assessment indicates that to reach the overall climate neutrality target in 2050, nearly all cars on the roads must be zero emissions by that time. Raising the EU ambition from the current level to 55% within the next ten years will double the ambition of the EU’s nationally determined contribution and set the stage for the upcoming UN climate change negotiations in 2021, thereby reinforcing the EU’s global leadership position. 22 Secure supply of batteries in line with the strategic action plan for batteries under the European Battery Alliance will be indispensable for decarbonising the EU’s energy system by enabling integration of increasing amounts of renewable energy, and our transport sector by catalysing the shift to electric vehciles. Glass for Europe is the trade association for Europe's flat glass sector. Ambitious CO. emissions standards for cars and vans will be needed to ensure a clear pathway towards zero emissions mobility. This transition needs to be flanked by the appropriate roll out of infrastructure for recharging and refuelling of those vehicles. Actions of this kind will need to be intensified. The CAP strategic plans to be developed by Member States are a key opportunity to direct more resources to reduce emissions in the agriculture sector in a durable manner, while enhancing the economic and environmental sustainability and resilience of the sector. An ambition increase in the Land use, Land use change and Forestry sector beyond the current requirements needs to be assessed carefully given the diverse situation across Member States. Regions, cities and towns are key centres of transformative and sustainable solutions that lead the way forward through movements such as the Covenant of Mayors. We need to protect, conserve and enhance the EU's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from climate- and environment-related risks and impacts and ensure an inclusive transformation based on a just transition so as to leave no one behind. In the light of progress at global level, the Commission will give fresh political consideration to the international aspects of the EU ETS, taxation and fuel policies for aviation and maritime to ensure the gradual decarbonisation of all fuel use from transport relating to the EU with the ambition to include international emissions from aviation and navigation into the EU ETS. The impacts of global warming are beyond dispute, with The development and testing of new automotive technologies have long lead times and cars are on the roads between 10 and 15 years. Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) support the 2030 Climate Target Plan that is part of the European Green Deal proposed by the European Commission. Other complementary policy actions are needed to ensure that the incentives align and to trigger further investments in clean energy technologies and infrastructure or to overcome financing difficulties for low-income households. Therefore, it will be more credible, more prudent and fairer with respect to future generations. Based on the assessment carried out, it is clear that the EU needs to transit from today’s energy system to an integrated energy system largely based on renewables already by 2030. Plan will look into widening the Ecodesign approach to other product categories. Drawing on a broad public debate and a process of consultation with the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, as well as national Parliaments, and all citizens and stakeholders - namely through the European Climate Pact, but also the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe - the Commission will prepare the key necessary legislative proposals by June 2021. The good news is that for the first time, Canada has proposed a way to meet a climate target. Emissions from stationary sources declined by 33% between 2005 and 2018. In short, in times of increasingly scarce liquidity, we should not invest in the old carbon-fuelled economy by reflex, but encourage investment in innovative and low-carbon technologies, making Europe a modern and green economy. Clean and efficient private and public transport will bring major benefits to individual citizens and communities. The private sector should play an important role and EU leadership on sustainable finance, in particular through the EU taxonomy as a tool to help investors in the transition to a low-carbon, resilient and resource-efficient economy as well as through the International Platform on Sustainable Finance with our international partners will be instrumental. Achievement of a more ambitious energy efficiency target and closure of the collective ambition gap of the national energy efficiency contributions in the NECPs will require actions on a variety of fronts, largely through the legislative policy initiatives already announced by the European Green Deal for June 2021. Alongside government policies and regulation, citizens, communities and organisations have their part to play. If all other objectives of the Regulation were sufficiently targeted by other legislative instruments, the Regulation could even be repealed as a whole in the future. At present, a wide range of sectoral tax exemptions and reductions are de facto forms of fossil fuel subsidies, which are not in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal. endstream endobj startxref In this context, the European Council invited the Commission to put forward a proposal on a revised emissions trading system, possibly extending it to maritime and reducing the allowances allocated for free to airlines. Here it is necessary to consider the other two changes in the climate policy architecture proposed by the Commission in its 2030 Climate Target Plan. Many other EU policies have been put in place, or are being reoriented to contribute to the ‘do no harm’ principle and the transition to climate neutrality. Such a target would be impossible to meet from technical mitigation options in agriculture and would require a dramatic cessation of much agricultural activity unless other flexibilities were given. Specifically in the fossil fuel dominated heating and cooling sector, the Commission intends to assess the nature and the level of the existing, indicative heating and cooling target, including the target for district heating and cooling, as well as the necessary measures and calculation framework to mainstream further renewable and low carbon based solutions, including electricity, in buildings and industry. Over time, the sector should do more. To achieve this, it will propose a cut in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 50% to 55% for 2030 from 1990 levels, rather than at least 40% currently, including an amendment to the recently proposed European Climate Law. The transport sector had the lowest share of renewable energy in 2015, with only 6%. The building sector, currently responsible for 40% of final energy and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, has a large cost-effective potential to reduce emissions. The private sector should play an important role and EU leadership on sustainable finance, in particular through the EU taxonomy as a tool to help investors in the. The Commission therefore intends to pursue such an integrated approach and will look into incorporating it in its legal proposal by next year June. Considering the need to maintain strong incentives and accountability for Member States to ensure action at national level, the Commission will use the upcoming impact assessment for both the review of the Emissions Trading System and the Effort Sharing Regulation to further consult the public on the role of the Effort Sharing Regulation and the related Governance Regulation. Mainstreaming of climate policy objectives into other EU policies is a key enabler and will allow for an inclusive transformation based on a just transition. . The European Social Fund Plus will provide comprehensive support for up- and re-skilling of workers. This would not only help the agricultural and food sector to reduce emissions, but also improve consumers’ health and reduce health-related costs for society and food waste. This is also confirmed by the assessment of Member States’ final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) under the Governance Regulation, . The Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) When renovating, particular attention will be required as regards financing the up-front investments and the capacity of households to manage them. If all other objectives of the Regulation were sufficiently targeted by other legislative instruments, the Regulation could even be repealed as a whole in the future. It will foresee adequate financial instruments, for instance to facilitate de-risking and incentivising the measurement of actual energy savings, and other facilitating measures, such as fostering training in the required skills. To fully tap into this potential for improvement would require the renovation rate, which is around 1% today, to double and more in the period up to 2030. h�bbd```b``�SA$S�d �w�H�' ���~�=V� � �_��c��! and the EU Circular Economy Action Plan point towards increased resource efficiency and the circular economy as indispensable pathways for a modernisation of EU industry contributing to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Reversing the current trend requires significant short-term action due to long lead times, especially in forestry. In this context, the EU land use sector is of particular importance, given that it presently provides for the largest source of net removals of CO. from the atmosphere that humans can impact. A further step to enhance removals could be to integrate agriculture non-CO. greenhouse gas emissions into the land use, land use change and forestry sector and to create a new regulated sector covering agriculture, forestry and land use. 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The Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy with its envisaged legislative and non-legislative initiatives will guide private investments more towards green recovery and sustainable economic activities. Renovating Europe’s buildings not only lowers energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions, but it also improves living conditions and creates local jobs. 690 0 obj <> endobj Together with fugitive non-CO. emissions in the energy system, they are responsible for just over 75% of EU greenhouse gas emissions. We need a growing sink in order for the EU to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The European Commission's 2030 climate target plan The European Commission is proposing 2030 emissions reduction target from the to raise the current 40 % to at least 55 %, compared with 1990 levels. Presents an EU-wide, economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2030 compared to 1990 of at least 55% including emissions and removals. Append an asterisk (, Other sites managed by the Publications Office, Addressing the Climate crisis with increased resolve, The President of the Commission has made the European Green Deal. Top climate experts, including the authors of the Fourth National Climate Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change Special Report, have all concluded that human activities are estimated to have caused an approximate 1.0°C rise in the Earth’s global temperature to date. The EU will seek mutually beneficial alliances and ensure an international level playing field around new sustainable technologies, such as renewable hydrogen, advanced solar and wind, batteries, and carbon capture, as well as around critical raw materials for these technologies, such as rare earths. This underlines the energy system’s central role in the transition to a climate neutral economy. Horizon Europe, the new research and innovation framework programme, with inter alia a dedicated Climate, Energy and Mobility cluster, will see at least 35% of its funds supporting the achievement of the climate goals. The Commission invites the European Parliament and the Council to swiftly reach agreement on and adopt the European Climate Law Regulation. Prepares the ground for a public debate in autumn 2020 to increase the EU’s contribution to the Paris Agreement before the end of the year and set the stage for the Commission to make detailed legislative proposals by June 2021. A Technical Support Instrument ensures that the Member States can benefit from tailor-made expertise for developing sustainable and growth enhancing reforms. endstream endobj 691 0 obj <>/Metadata 36 0 R/Outlines 52 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/Pages 688 0 R/StructTreeRoot 77 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 692 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 693 0 obj <>stream The Commission will reflect upon these options when coming forward with a legislative proposal to update the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation and the Effort Sharing Regulation next year. At the same time, to effectively contain global climate change and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, all countries and notably G20 members will need to come forward with much more ambitious actions to prevent catastrophic consequences. The Commission will give consideration to different options in light of an expansion of emissions trading to all fossil fuel use. A comprehensive set of notably transport and other sectoral policies also contribute to the achievement of the target. EU emissions trading system (ETS) sectors will have to cut emissions by 43% (compared to 2005) – to this end, the ETS has been revised for the period after 2020 2. non-ETS sectors will need to cut emissions by 30% (compared to 2005) – this has been translated into i… that obliges Member States to ensure that the net carbon sink from land use does not deteriorate compared to how it would have evolved continuing existing land use management practices. Much more is now also possible with widespread use of digital technologies, which could help reduce overall emissions considerably. A fuel policy coherent with the overall climate and energy policy will be essential for those sectors with hard to abate emissions, be it to produce biogas and biofuels or hydrogen or e-fuels. EU’s 2030 climate target plan may have overestimated transition costs -report. A rigorous enforcement of existing legislation on energy efficiency is necessary but insufficient to reach the increased climate target.
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