The Effort Sharing Regulation is a policy framework, part of the European Union climate and energy package. It sets binding national greenhouse gas targets for each of the 27 Member States of the

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, collectively amounting to a 30% cut in emissions by 2030 (from a 2005 baseline). Its predecessor, the Effort Sharing Decision, covered the years up to 2020 which collectively amount to a 10% cut in emissions between 2005 and 2020. These cuts cover the areas such as transport, infrastructure, agriculture, and waste. It is the companion policy to the

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, which covers emission cuts in power and industry.

Discussion

As the starting level of the reduction is actually too high, in the end a reduction of only 25.5% will be achieved, not the desired and declared 30%.

References

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