Progress towards national greenhouse gas emissions targets in Europe

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulated by the EU Effort Sharing legislation, from the transport, buildings, agriculture, small industry and waste sectors, have fallen 18% between 2005 and 2022. Preliminary estimates for 2023 show a further 2% reduction compared with 2022 levels, keeping the GHG emissions below the established emission trajectory for the year. More ambitious national Effort Sharing emission targets adopted for the Fit-for-55 package will require European Union countries to increase efforts. Member States’ GHG emissions are projected to fall to 34% below 2005 levels by 2030, meaning acceleration is required to reach the 2030 target of 40% reductions in the Effort Sharing sectors.

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UN SDGs SDG13: Climate action
Topics Climate change mitigation
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Methodology [ { "children": [ { "text": "This indicator is based on the official GHG inventories submitted by the 27 EU Member States to the EEA, as well as on the projected GHG emissions submitted by the Member States under the " }, { "children": [ { "text": "Governance Regulation" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2018.328.01.0001.01.ENG" } }, { "text": ". EU ETS emissions, as reported to the European Commission by operators of industrial installations and aircraft, are also used. When available, approximate estimates of GHG emissions for the year (X\u00a0-\u00a01) are also presented." } ], "type": "p" } ]
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Definition [ { "children": [ { "text": "This indicator presents the sectoral trends and projections for GHG emissions under the scope of the EU\u2019s effort sharing legislation and assesses the annual progress of the EU Member States throughout the entire compliance period of the " }, { "children": [ { "text": "Effort Sharing Decision (2013-2020) (ESD)" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32009D0406" } }, { "text": " and the current " }, { "children": [ { "text": "Effort Sharing Regulation (2021-2030)" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R0857" } }, { "text": "." } ], "type": "p" } ]
Unit of measure [ { "children": [ { "text": "Million tonnes of CO" }, { "children": [ { "text": "2" } ], "type": "sub" }, { "text": " equivalent (MtCO" }, { "children": [ { "text": "2" } ], "type": "sub" }, { "text": "e);" } ], "type": "p" }, { "children": [ { "text": "Percent compared to 2005 base-year" } ], "type": "p" } ]
Policy / environmental relevance [ { "children": [ { "text": "In 2007, EU leaders set the target of a 20% reduction of EU GHG emissions by 2020 compared with the emissions in 1990. To attain this goal, a comprehensive legislative package known as the " }, { "children": [ { "text": "EU 2020 Climate and Energy Package" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=LEGISSUM:2001_8" } }, { "text": " was introduced. This package encompassed not only climate objectives but also a commitment to substantially expand renewable energy sources and enhance energy efficiency. To fulfill the climate objectives, a twofold legal framework was put in place:" } ], "type": "p" }, { "children": [ { "children": [ { "text": "The implementation of a cap-and-trade system with the " }, { "children": [ { "text": "EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-emissions-trading-system-eu-ets_en" } }, { "text": " for regulating emissions from energy-intensive industries and the power sector. In this framework, the emission cap for 2020 was set at a 21% reduction compared to 2005 levels." } ], "type": "li" }, { "children": [ { "text": "An effort to reduce emissions not covered by the EU ETS by about 10% compared with 2005 levels, shared between the EU Member States through differentiated annual national GHG targets under the\u00a0ESD." } ], "type": "li" } ], "type": "ul" }, { "children": [ { "text": "Towards 2030, the \u2018" }, { "children": [ { "text": "Fit for 55" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0550" } }, { "text": "\u2019 legislative package, a key element of the " }, { "children": [ { "text": "European Green Deal" } ], "type": "link", "data": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2019%3A640%3AFIN" } }, { "text": ", sets the EU on a path to reach its climate targets in a fair, cost-effective, and competitive way. It builds on the previous 2020 energy and climate framework, but also includes many new policy instruments and targets that incentivise climate action across all sectors of society. As part of the new energy and climate framework for 2030, the national emission targets for Member States are brought in line with the overall emission reduction target in the EU to reduce net GHG emission with at least 55% compared with 1990. The Effort Sharing Regulation, as amended in 2023, therefore establishes an overall reduction target for the Member States of 40% compared with 2005 levels. This target is shared between the EU Member States through differentiated annual national GHG targets, ranging from -10% to \u201350%." } ], "type": "p" } ]
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