26.4.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 111/3
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In order to implement the commitments laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 as well as the Union’s contributions under the Paris Agreement, the Union regulatory framework for achieving the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target should be adapted.
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Regulation (EU) 2018/842 lays down obligations on Member States with respect to their minimum contributions for the period from 2021 to 2030 to fulfilling the Union’s current greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 30 % below 2005 levels in 2030 in the sectors covered by Article 2 of that Regulation.
It also lays down rules on determining annual emission allocations and for the evaluation of Member States’ progress towards meeting their minimum contributions.
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While emissions trading will also apply to greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport as well as from buildings, road transport and additional sectors, the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should be maintained.
Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should therefore continue to apply to the greenhouse gas emissions from domestic navigation, but not to those from international navigation.
The inclusion of installations for the incineration of municipal waste in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, for the purposes of Articles 14 and 15 of that Directive, should not change the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 either.
The greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to be taken into account for compliance checks will continue to be determined upon completion of inventory reviews in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10).
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In line with the 2006 IPCC guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories, CO2 emissions from biomass for energy are reported under land use, land use change and forestry inventory categories under Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
To avoid double counting, greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels are zero-rated for the purpose of determining greenhouse gas emissions under Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
In order to take into account the effects of indirect land use change and to promote the sustainability of such fuels, it is important that all Member States fully implement Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), including its sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings criteria for such fuels.
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In some sectors, greenhouse gas emissions have either increased or remained stable.
In its communication of 17 September 2020 on ‘Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition – Investing in a climate-neutral future for the benefit of our people’, the Commission indicated that the increased 2030 overall greenhouse gas emission reduction target can only be achieved with the contribution of all sectors.
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In its conclusions of 11 December 2020, the European Council stated that the new 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target will be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost-effective manner possible, that all Member States will participate in that effort, taking into account considerations of fairness and solidarity, while leaving no one behind, and that the new 2030 target needs to be achieved in a way that preserves the Union’s competitiveness and takes account of Member States’ different starting points and specific national circumstances and greenhouse gas emission reduction potential, including those of island Member States and islands, as well as efforts made.
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In order to achieve the new Union 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % compared to 1990 levels, the sectors covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions progressively until they reach – 40 % in 2030 compared to 2005 levels.
Regulation (EU) 2018/842 also contributes to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement, as well as the Union’s objective of climate neutrality at the latest by 2050 under Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the achievement of which requires convergence of all Member States’ efforts over time, while taking into account specific national circumstances.
(10) Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
(11) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).