| Regulation: | Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement, and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 |
| Short name: | Effort Sharing Regulation 2023 |
| Number: | EU/2023/857 |
| Issuing entity: | European Union and its agencies |
| Date: | 2023/04/19 |
| Reference: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32018R0842 |
| Hard/soft law instrument: | Hard law |
| Relevant justice questions: | Chosen justice question particularly relevant for the regulatory/policy framework (in the light of JUSTNORTH research, aimed at supporting future justice-focused research on Arctic governance):
Climate justice: How does the instrument affect the climate change?
Climate justice: Who bears the burden of any costs associated with climate effects goverened by the law/policy?
Climate justice: Who pays the cost of these climate change mitigation and adaptation measures?
Climate justice: How have decisions been made concerning the climate effects? Was anybody excluded from the decision-making process with respect to climate mitigation and adaptation actions? |
| Level: | National and EU/EEA |
| Remarks: | new regulation adopted but not yet published, text with EEA relevance, thus applicable partly to Norway and Iceland |
| Brief description: | The new effort sharing regulation (ESR) sets an EU-level greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 40% by 2030, compared to 2005, for the sectors that it covers. While under the revised directive on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), emissions trading will also apply to international maritime transport as well as buildings, road transport and additional industrial sectors, the scope of the ESR is maintained (road and domestic maritime transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and small industries).
The revised regulation assigns each member state an increased national target and adjusts the way member states can use existing flexibilities to meet their targets.
From: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/28/fit-for-55-package-council-adopts-regulations-on-effort-sharing-and-land-use-and-forestry-sector/ |