19.07.2018
The European Commission launched a public consultation on a strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction. All interested citizens and stakeholders can send their contributions by 9 October 2018.
Quelle: © European Union, 2018
In March 2018, EU leaders asked the European Commission to present, within 12 months, “a proposal for a strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction in accordance with the Paris Agreement”. This followed a similar request form the European Parliament.
The public consultation will feed into the Commission’s deliberations for a strategy that will reflect on a long-term vision for a modern European economy for all Europeans and the opportunities and challenges that a long-term decarbonisation implies.
The consultation aims at:
The consultation covers the views of citizens and other stakeholders on the types of transformations required, level of ambition and key actions to achieve it – including interactions with other ongoing transformations, the societal and economic opportunities and challenges, the role of the consumer and the need for investment and innovation. It will also address technical questions on the potential of some mitigation options.
The consultation follows a high-level stakeholder consultation event held in Brussels on 10-11 July 2018.
The Commission aims to put forward its strategy proposal ahead of the next UN climate conference (COP24) taking place in Katowice, Poland in December 2018.
