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DRAFT REPORT (COM(2025)0524 – C100137/2025 – 2025/0524(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

ENVI-PR-775698

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Ondřej Knotek

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The draft report rejects the Commission proposal for a new binding 2040 climate target and calls for its withdrawal, arguing it is unnecessary and harmful. It recommends recalibrating EU climate policy to prioritize adaptation, competitiveness, and innovation, and to avoid new binding targets until 2030 goals are assessed.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes to reject the Commission proposal and calls for its withdrawal, recommending a recalibration of EU climate policy.

Key points

  1. Rejects the Commission proposal for a regulation amending the European Climate Law to add a 2040 target.
  2. Calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal.
  3. The Commission's proposal would set a binding 90% CO2 reduction target by 2040, with flexibilities like international credits and removals.
  4. The rapporteur argues the target is unjustified, citing lack of global action and risks to competitiveness and jobs.
  5. Recommends focusing on adaptation over mitigation and pursuing innovation rather than regulation.
  6. Urges no new binding targets until the 2030 targets are assessed.

Who is affected

  • EU member states and their industries, especially energy-intensive sectors, would face new obligations and costs if the target were adopted.
  • European citizens and companies would be harmed by unilateral commitments, according to the report.

Figures and deadlines

  • 90% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, as proposed by the Commission.
  • 3% of the EU's net emissions in 1990 as possible contribution from international credits from 2036.
  • EU contributes about 7% to global emissions; China and India together produce more than 40%.

Legal basis: Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union