Commission Proposal for an Effort Sharing Regulation: Comments

Publication: Document
Citation: Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2016: Commission Proposal for an Effort Sharing Regulation: Comments. Berlin.

On 20 July 2016 the European Commission published its legislative proposal for an Effort Sharing Regulation. A paper from Ecologic Institute provides comments on the Commission's proposal. The comments are available for download.

The EU Emission Budget and its Implications for EU Climate Action

22 January 2018
Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Publication:Report

Estimates of the EU's greenhouse gas emission budgets for the rest of the century vary considerably but have one thing in common: The EU's emission budget is very small and shrinking rapidly. If the EU's emission budgets were based only on least-costs considerations, it would range between meager 50 Gt (in 1.5°scenarios) or 90 Gt (in 2°C scenarios) for the period 2020 and 2100. With current annual emissions of about 4 Gt, the EU would have used up its 1.5°C budget by about 2032. These new Ecologic Institute report is available for download.

EU Greenhouse Gas Emission Budget

Implications for EU Climate Policies

Year 2018

Publication:Report

The Paris Agreement states that Parties will scale up their commitments with every consecutive nationally determined contribution. A new paper by Ecologic Institute shows how EU legislation can help implement this requirement. The paper is available for download.

Robust Review and Ratcheting Up Targets – EU Climate Policies after 2020

Year 2017

Project

Ecologic Institute continues to advise the German Federal Ministry for the Environment on the updating of EU climate and energy policy after 2020. In this project, Ecologic Institute developed options and formulation proposals for concrete legal texts and initiatives of European climate and energy policy - through a number of expert opinions, short studies, workshops and ad hoc support services.

EU Energy and Climate Policy after 2020

Jul 2015 - Mar 2018

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf
Credits: With contributions from: Matthias Duwe (Ecologic Institute)
Funding: Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Germany
Year: 2016
Dimension: 4 pp.
Project: EU Energy and Climate Policy after 2020
Project ID: 2120
Keywords: Climate

EU

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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils; Ralph Bodle; Matthias Duwe et. al. 2016: Proposals for Reforming the EU Effort Sharing Decision. Berlin.

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Location: Brussels, Belgium