Jakob Graichen

Implementing the EU 2040 Climate Target: Building blocks and measures

The European Climate Law (ECL) requires the EU to adopt a climate target for 2040. The Eu-ropean Commission recommends an EU climate target for 2040 of 90% reduction in net GHG emissions by 2040 (compared to 1990). Achieving emission reductions on this scale is indispensable if the EU is to stay on

Discussion of the results of the 2040 Impact Assessment

This short paper contributes to the categorisation of the European Commission's recommendation on the 2040 target from February 2024 and calls for further transparency in the reporting of scenario results in relation to carbon management.

Update 2024

Compliance under the EU Effort Sharing Regulation

The following section provides an overview of the timeline for compliance under the EU Effort Sharing Regulation. The consistent and continuous reduction of emissions in the affected sectors is of paramount importance so that the emission allowances allocated for free in 2021-2030 are ideally suffic

Part 6 of 7 studies on sectoral contributions to the 2040 target

EU 2040 Climate Target: Contributions of non-CO2 emissions

The EU is legally obliged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and has an interim target for 2030 of reducing net GHG emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990. The European Climate Law also requires the EU to adopt an interim climate target for 2040. This paper is part of a group of sectoral pap

Part 4 of 7 studies on sectoral contributions to the 2040 target

EU 2040 Climate Target: Contributions of the transport sector

The EU is legally obliged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and has an interim target for 2030 of reducing net GHG emissions by 55% compared to 1990. The European Climate Law also requires the EU to adopt a climate target for 2040. In its communication of 6 February 2024, the European Commission

Technical discussion paper on behalf of Agora Energiewende

Next stop climate neutrality - Key questions for the 2040 climate target governance

The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss the open questions that need to be resolved for setting a 2040 target and developing the comprehensive policy package to achieve such a target. To do so, it discusses the most relevant issues concerning the 2040 target, the ETS 1 for stationary instal