As the capacity for cutting emissions varies by member state, this is taken into account by basing the targets on the countries’ gross domestic product per capital. The resulting 2030 targets range from 0% to -40% compared to 2005 levels and are in line with the EU’s general 30% reduction target.
Member state |
2030 target compared to 2005 |
Luxemburg |
-40% |
Sweden |
-40% |
Denmark |
-39% |
Finland |
-39% |
Germany |
-38% |
France |
-37% |
United Kingdom |
-37% |
Netherlands |
-36% |
Austria |
-36% |
Belgium |
-35% |
Italy |
-33% |
Ireland |
-30% |
Spain |
-26% |
Cyprus |
-24% |
Malta |
-19% |
Portugal |
-17% |
Greece |
-16% |
Slovenia |
-15% |
Czech Republic |
-14% |
Estonia |
-13% |
Slovakia |
-12% |
Lithuania |
-9% |
Poland |
-7% |
Croatia |
-7% |
Hungary |
-7% |
Latvia |
-6% |
Romania |
-2% |
Bulgaria |
0% |
Source: European Parliament briefing
A strategy to cut emissions will be drawn up for each EU country to make sure they decrease emissions at a constant pace throughout the period.
A safety reserve with a total of 105 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent will be created and be available in 2032. It is intended to help less wealthy EU countries reach their 2030 targets. The reserve will be accessible only if the EU attains its 2030 target and then only under strict conditions.
However, some flexibility will be possible. For example, EU countries will be able to bank, borrow and transfer annual emission allocations between each other from one year to another.
What does the Parliament propose?
To ensure long-term predictability, MEPs also propose to set a target for 2050, namely to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to 2005 levels
Members also want to give more support to lower-income EU countries. Provided they have taken, or will take, action before 2020, they will be rewarded with more flexibility further down the line.
Fuente: www.europarl.europa.eu