The EU 2040 Climate Target

The EU 2040 Climate Target

In February 2024, the European Commission recommended reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. This goal is part of a series of ambitious climate targets aimed at reaching climate neutrality by 2050 [1]. In fact, in a...
EU Proposal On Deforestation Free Products

EU Proposal On Deforestation Free Products

Note from the Editors: On the 6th of December 2022, MEPs reached a preliminary agreement with the EU governments (during what is known as a “trialogue”) on this law. Parliament and Council still need to formally approve the agreement. Once published in the...
Aviation: EU ETS & CORSIA

Aviation: EU ETS & CORSIA

ETS 2012-2020 From 2012 to 2020, all flights to and from an airport in the European Economic Area (EEA) were supposed to be covered by the ETS (‘full scope’). However, it was changed to only cover intra-EEA flights until the end of 2023 [5]. This...