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Framework for achieving climate neutrality
TA-10-2025-0262 · P10_TA(2025)0262 · PE775.698
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Parliament's amended version of the proposal amending the European Climate Law sets the EU 2040 climate target and lays down conditions for achieving it.¶¶¶ It requires the Commission to reflect specific elements in legislative proposals, including international credits, carbon removals, flexibility, and social and economic impacts.¶¶¶ It adds reporting duties for the Commission and postpones emissions trading for buildings and road transport until 2028.¶¶¶
Key points
- The Commission shall continue to strengthen the enabling framework to support European industry and citizens throughout the transition.¶
- From 2036, an adequate contribution of up to 5% of 1990 EU net emissions may come from high-quality international credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.¶
- Domestic permanent removals under the EU ETS should compensate for residual hard-to-abate emissions.¶
- Enhanced flexibility within and across sectors and instruments should support cost-effective target achievement.¶
- The realistic contribution of carbon removals must be considered, with shortfalls not at the expense of other sectors.¶
- Natural sinks, biodiversity, and sustainable circular bioeconomy must be maintained and enhanced.¶
- Post-2030 targets should reflect cost-efficiency and solidarity, considering national circumstances including islands and outermost regions.¶
- A fair, just, pragmatic and socially balanced transition must consider impacts on consumer prices, energy poverty, SMEs, farmers and vulnerable households.¶
- The Commission shall biennially assess and report on implementation, possibly with legislative proposals.¶
- The Commission's report shall consider competitiveness, energy prices, socioeconomic impacts, technological advances, net removals, and progress.¶¶¶
- Emissions trading for buildings, road transport and additional sectors is postponed until 2028.¶
Who is affected
- European industry and citizens, including SMEs, farmers and vulnerable households, will be supported through the transition.¶¶
- Member States may use international credits for up to 5% of post-2030 targets in non-ETS sectors.¶
- Operators in buildings, road transport and additional sectors face postponed emissions trading until 2028.¶