EU Climate Policy after 25 Years
Year: 2024

Climate change policy at EU level first gathered momentum in the early 2000s when the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol needed to be rescued following the US decision not to ratify it. Member States realized that pooling their resources maximized their influence in multilateral negotiations and created opportunities in designing climate policies in the context of the single market. The Paris Agreement of 2015 replaced the Kyoto Protocol and received universal participation even if Parties still