| Title | Implementing the EU Climate Law via the 'Fit for 55' package |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 63848 |
| Authors | Schlacke, S; Wentzien, H; Thierjung, EM; Köster, M |
| Title | Implementing the EU Climate Law via the 'Fit for 55' package |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | To implement the European Union (EU) Climate Law's newly established 55% greenhouse gas reduction objective for 2030, the EU Commission suggests a wave of reforms to the European energy and climate legislation. The contribution aims to describe the EU Commission's 16 initial legislative and strategic proposals regarding the major pillars of the European energy and climate legislation and intends to give an overview on the suggested reforms. By comparing the legal status quo with the legal framework de lege ferenda as presented by the Commission's proposals, the planned major changes to the legal structures are identified. To achieve the 55% greenhouse gas reduction objective for 2030, all existing legal climate and energy acts are planned to be tightened by amending their targets as well as scopes and revising their structures. The suggested reforms concern the existing EU emissions trading system, effort sharing system between the Member States, energy taxation, energy efficiency and renewable energies. Additionally, the implementation of new instruments, such as the second EU emissions trading system for the sectors buildings and transport, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the Social Climate Fund, is proposed. The design of the package shows that the Commission still generally pursues a climate legislation characterized by a mix of instruments and policies being both price based and regulatory. So, even though the major proposed change-the introduction of a second separate emissions trading system-would strengthen the role of carbon pricing, the Commission still relies on a mix of instruments without defining a leading instrument. |
| https://academic.oup.com/ooenergy/article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ooenergy/oiab002/43773100/oiab002.pdf |
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