Decarbonisation timeline: The road to 2050
Decarbonisation is the journey the whole world is taking towards a net zero emissions future. The goal is to achieve this by 2050.
UK mandatory digital waste tracking
UK mandatory digital waste tracking
Summary: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Welsh Government confirmed they will introduce mandatory waste tracking in the UK from April 2025, available on a voluntary basis from 2024.
The service will provide real time information from a central source on where and how waste is treated, who it is being handled by, what is done to it and where it ends up. The Environment Act 2021 provides powers for the government to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking regulations requiring waste controllers and authorities to provide information
More information - Mandatory digital waste tracking
UK target: Low carbon hydrogen production targets and business models
UK target: Low carbon hydrogen production targets and business models
Summary: The UK government is targeting up to 1GW of electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen and up to 1GW of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen to be operational or in construction by 2025. In its 2022 Energy Security Strategy, the government also referenced the potential role of "pink" hydrogen (which is electrolytic, but uses energy from a nuclear power plant).
The government also hopes by 2025 to:
• have set up annual allocation rounds for electrolytic hydrogen to achieve price competitive allocation by 2025;
• have designed new business models for hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure, which will be "essential" to grow the hydrogen economy;
• establish a hydrogen certification scheme is also targeted for 2025 to regulate the import and export of hydrogen.
Most relevant to: Energy, transport and industrial sectors
More info: UK Hydrogen Strategy (August 2021)
UK Energy Security Strategy (April 2022)
Insights: The UK's Hydrogen Strategy signals next steps on the road to decarbonisation
UK hydrogen ambitions get boost from energy security strategy and consultations
UK government carbon capture clusters commitment
UK government carbon capture clusters commitment
Summary: The UK government has committed to deploy two carbon capture clusters by mid-2020s.
Most relevant to: Energy sector participants
More info: Government response to CCUS consultation
UK deadline for new local authority network heat zoning
UK deadline for new local authority network heat zoning
Summary: The UK government has pledged to legislate to require local authority heat zoning to take place by 2025. This will allow areas which can readily connected to a low-carbon heat network to be identified, and for such connections to be mandated (unless not cost effective to do so).
Most relevant to: Heat industry operators, local authorities
More info: Heat Network Zoning
UK Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard
UK Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard
Summary: From 2025, the Future Homes Standard will require new UK homes to be zero-carbon ready and to have carbon emissions 75-80% lower than those built under current standards. These homes will be future-proofed with low carbon heating and high levels of energy efficiency.
The government is also consulting on reducing the carbon emissions of non-domestic buildings via the Future Building Standard.
These standards will be implemented as a change to Part L of UK Building Regulations.
Most relevant to: Building and construction sector
More info:
French law to combat climate change and strengthen resilience to its effects
French law to combat climate change and strengthen resilience to its effects
Summary: This law aims to accelerate France's ecological transition to a carbon-neutral society and to convince French people to consume, produce, work and travel in a more ecological way.
The key measures include:
• Consumer rights:
- the creation of a "CO2 score" labelling to display the impact on the climate of the goods and services; the prohibition of fossil fuel advertising and the regulation of advertising;
- all companies can voluntarily subscribe to a "climate contract for commercial communications and ecological transition";
- the obligation for large supermarkets of more than 400 square meters to devote 20% of their sales area to bulk by 2030.
• Production and work:
- the obligation to supply spare parts for a certain period of time;
- taking environmental considerations into account in public tenders;
• Travels:
- the creation of low-emission zones in France's large cities;
- the prohibition of the sale of the most polluting vehicles in 2030;
- the prohibition of flights when an alternative by train exists for a journey of less than 2h30;
- the obligation for 100% of domestic flights to be subject to compensation by 2024;
• Housing and land artificialisation:
- the division by two of the rate of soil artificialisation;
- the prohibition of the rental of poorly insulated house;
- the coverage of 30% of the territory by protected areas.
• Feeding:
- the introduction of meals made up of 50% sustainable products (including 20% organic products) in all collective catering services;
- the reduction by 2030 of 13% of ammonia emissions compared to 2005 and of 15% of nitrous oxide emissions compared to 2015.
• Creation of new offences for environmental damage:
- criminal offence of endangerment or pollution of the environment;
- criminal offence of “ecocide” for the most serious cases.
Most relevant to: "Energy sector", "Retail and Consumer”, “Advertising”, “Transport and Automotive” and “Real Estate and Infrastructure”
More information: Link to the full legislation
Insights: Legislative timetable of the new measures for spare parts - Osborne Clarke | Osborne Clarke
India: Amendments to National Biofuels Targets
India: Amendments to National Biofuels Targets
Summary: Biofuels are derived from renewable biomass resources and waste such as plastic, municipal waste, waste gases, etc. The National Biofuels Policy was initially notified in June 2018 and aimed to achieve target of 5% blending of biodiesel in diesel / direct sale of biodiesel, and 20% blending of ethanol in petrol, by 2030.
This policy has was amended in 2022, with more immediate targets:
• Pushing up the target year for achieving 20% blending of ethanol in petrol from 2030 to 2025.
• Set out a procedure for grant of permissions to export biofuels in specific cases.
• Promote biofuels production by identifying units located in Special Economic Zones /Export Oriented Units.
• Allowed more options of domestic feedstock for producing biofuels.
Most relevant to: Domestic biofuel industry, feedstock generating companies, state government, etc.
More information at:
Microsoft Word - 3242 gi (mopng.gov.in)
Cabinet approves Amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels -2018
Indian Green Hydrogen Mission & Green Hydrogen Policy
Indian Green Hydrogen Mission & Green Hydrogen Policy
Summary: The Green Hydrogen Mission was announced by the Indian government in August 2021, in support of India’s commitment of achieving 50% of installed capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.
Following the mission, a green hydrogen policy has also been announced in February 2022, targeting production of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030. Key highlights are:
• 25-year waiver of transmission charges green hydrogen/ green ammonia producers, for projects commissioned before June 30, 2025
• Allotment of land in renewable energy parks
• Electricity connectivity for renewable energy used in the production of green hydrogen/ green ammonia, to be granted on priority
• Manufacturing zones to be identified for production facilities
• Single portal for all permits/ clearances for manufacture, storage, transport, and distribution of green hydrogen/ green ammonia.
Most relevant to: Hydrogen / Ammonia Manufacturers, Renewable Energy Generators, Distribution Licensees, and Investors.
More Information at:
What is green hydrogen? Carbon-friendly gas at the centre of Modi’s National Hydrogen Mission
Govt unveils hydrogen policy as India takes aim at fossil fuel
India’s amended decarbonisation commitments
India’s amended decarbonisation commitments
Summary: Prior to COP26, India had identified its intended nationally determined contribution goals and declared these to the United Nations on October 2, 2016, which were:
• reduction of carbon emissions to 33%-35% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
• 40% of cumulative installed electricity capacity to be renewable or nuclear by 2030.
• creation of an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover.
At COP 26, the Indian government announced the following climate change commitments:
• Enhancing non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.
• Procuring 50% of energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
• Reduction of total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030.
• Reduction of carbon intensity of the economy by 45% by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels).
• Achieving net zero emissions by 2070.
On August 3, 2022, the Indian government has formally approved India’s updated nationally determined contribution goals of 2016 and its commitments made at COP26 and has also updated them, as follows:
• India’s prior nationally determined contribution goal of 2016 to achieve 40% of cumulative installed electricity from renewable or nuclear sources by 2030 has been enhanced to 50% of cumulative installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
• India’s nationally determined contribution goal of 2016 to reduce carbon emissions (to 33%-35% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels) has been enhanced to 45% by 2030.
• The capacity enhancement goal committed at COP26, to expand 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030, has been dropped.
• The commitment at COP26 to reduce 1 billion tonnes of carbon emission by 2030, has also been dropped.
Most relevant to: All, Renewable Energy Generators
More information at:
• National Statement by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at COP26 Summit in Glasgow
• Nationally Determined Contributions Registry
Poland's Hydrogen Strategy
Poland's Hydrogen Strategy
Summary: The Strategy identifies the main objectives for the development of a hydrogen economy in Poland and guidelines for actions that might help to achieve them.
The Strategy focuses on:
1. Implementation of hydrogen technologies in energy and heating sectors;
2. Use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel in transport;
3. Use of hydrogen as means od decarbonising industry;
4. Hydrogen production in new installations;
5. Efficient and secure hydrogen transmission, distribution and storage;
6. Creation of a stable regulatory environment.
The Strategy sets forth the following aims:
1. By 2025:
• minimum 32 hydrogen refuelling and bunkering stations until 2025;
2. By 2030:
• 2 GW of low carbon production capacity installed that will allow for production of 193,634.06 tons of hydrogen per annum – this shall cover 99,4% of the hydrogen demand;
• 800-1000 new hydrogen buses, including those manufactured in Poland;
• at least 5 hydrogen valleys with an industrial end user;
• creation of an Innovation Ecosystem for Hydrogen Valleys;
• establishment of a Hydrogen Technology Centre.
Most relevant to: E-mobility sector, energy sector
More information:
Polska Strategia Wodorowa do roku 2030 (Full version in Polish)
Polish Hydrogen Strategy (Summary in English)
Belgian National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
Belgian National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
Summary: Pursuant to EU legislation, Belgium has drafted its National Energy and Climate Plan. This is a policy document which outlines different renewable and sustainability objectives, to be achieved by 2030. The objectives set out in the Belgian NECP are:
• -35% greenhouse emissions compared with 2005 levels for sectors which are not included in the EU Emissions Trading System;
• 17.5% of renewable energy production in gross final energy consumption;
• -15% primary energy consumption compared with the 2007 Price-Induced Market Equilibrium System; and
• -12% final energy consumption compared with the 2007 Price-Induced Market Equilibrium System.
Most relevant to: All
More information: Belgian NECP
UK target: 50GW of offshore wind
UK target: 50GW of offshore wind
Summary: The UK government is targeting 50GW of offshore wind generation capacity, including 5GW of floating wind, by 2030. This target has been increased on a number of occasions, most recently in the 2022 Energy Security Strategy. This sits alongside an intention to expand other low-cost renewable technologies as a means of reaching the UK's net zero targets.
Most relevant to: Energy sector participants
More information: Energy Security Strategy
Global pledge to halt and reverse forest loss
Global pledge to halt and reverse forest loss
Summary: 141 countries have pledged to work collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while delivering sustainable development and promoting an inclusive rural transformation.
Most relevant to: All
More info: Glasgow leader's declaration on forests and land use
Global Methane Pledge
Global Methane Pledge
Summary: Countries who have signed the Global Methane Pledge have committed to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030.
Most relevant to: All
More info: European Commission press release
UK target: 10GW of low carbon hydrogen
UK target: 10GW of low carbon hydrogen
Summary: The UK government is targeting 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production by 2030, subject to affordability and value for money. At least half of this is intended to come from electrolytic hydrogen. The government also intends for hydrogen Transport and storage business models to be in place by 2030.
Most relevant to: Energy, transport and industrial sectors
More info: UK Hydrogen Strategy(August 2021)
UK Energy Security Strategy (April 2022)
Insights: The UK's Hydrogen Strategy signals next steps on the road to decarbonisation
UK hydrogen ambitions get boost from energy security strategy and consultations
Ocean and coastal ecosystems investment target
Ocean and coastal ecosystems investment target
Summary: The Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) has set a target to funnel $500 million of investment into coastal natural capital by 2030. The finance is to be used to support nature-based solutions to the climate crisis by enhancing and restoring marine and coastal ecosystems - including reefs,mangroves, seagrass beds and saltmarshes.
The UK signed up asa full member of ORRAA in 2021. Italy, France, Germany, the USA and the EU each support the initiative as observers.
Most relevant to: All
More information: Ocean Risk Alliance
G7 biodiversity loss targets
G7 biodiversity loss targets
Summary: The G7 Countrieshave committed to the global "30x30" initiative to conserve orprotect at least 30% of the world's land and at least 30% of the world's oceanby 2030, as well as committing to 30x30 targets nationally.
Most relevant to: All
More information: UK government press release
UK Industry - carbon capture and green energy targets
UK Industry - carbon capture and green energy targets
19Summary: In its 2021 Industrial Strategy, the UK government announced that it is targeting:
• At least 3Mt of CO2 to be captured by industry each year by 2030. Note however that the 2020 Energy White Paper released set an aim to capture 10Mt of emissions by 2030 - it is unclear precisely how the remaining 7Mt will be delivered.
• 20 terrawatt hours of UK industry's energy supply switching from fossil fuels to low carbon alternatives by 2030.
Most relevant to: Industry
More information: Industrial decarbonisation strategy
German renewable energy consumption targets
German renewable energy consumption targets
Summary: The German government's has set a target for renewable energy to make up 65% of gross electricity consumption in 2030. 71GW of onshore wind capacity is targeted by 2030, along with 20GW of offshore wind, 100GW of solar and 8,400 MW of biomass.
The government's Energy Efficiency Strategy 2050 has also adopted a target of a 30% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2030.
Most relevant to: Energy sector
More information:
German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2021) (German language)
German e-mobility infrastructure and green transport targets
German e-mobility infrastructure and green transport targets
Summary: In a bid to achieve its wider decarbonisation aims, the German government has announced the following targets/commitments:
- The installation of 1 million EV charging points by 2030.
- €86 billion of investment in the rail network by 2030 from the government and national railway company Deutsche Bahn. This investment will fund the expansion of the electrified network and digitalisation of the control and safety technology, leading to enhanced rail capacity and efficiencies.
- €1.4 billion in total will be made available for bicycle traffic. The government is promoting model projects and expanding comprehensive cycle route networks.
- Aim of 7 to 10 million electric vehicles to be registered by 2030
- An additional € 1 billion for the transport sector and many of aforementioned projects as part of the Emergency programme 2022.
Since 1 December 2020 tenants and condominium owners can demand permission from their landlords or co-owners (as the case may be) to install charging infrastructure subject to reasonable limitations and the rights of the landlords and co-owners.
The German Building Electric Mobility Infrastructure Act (GEIG) for the implementation of Article 8 (2) to (6) of Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency into national law will be enacted shortly. This Act will require that in certain newly erected or substantially renovated buildings a certain (low) number of charging points and ducting infrastructure, namely conduits for electric cables, is installed.
Most relevant to: Transport and buildings sector
More information:
Charging infrastructure master plan of the Federal Government (German language)
Klimaschutz-Sofortprogramm 2022 (Emergency programme 2022) (German language)
Draft German Building Electric Mobility Infrastructure Act (GEIG) (German language)
German Condominium Act(WEG) (German language): WEG - nichtamtlichesInhaltsverzeichnis
GermanCivil Code (BGB; Sec. 554) (German language): § 554 BGB - Einzelnorm(gesetze-im-internet.de)
German GHG reduction goals
German GHG reduction goals
Summary:
Germany's Federal Climate Change Act (KSG) as amended in June 2021 introduces a legally binding target for a not less than 65% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 and a not less than 88% reduction by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. By no later than 2045, the net GHG neutrality is to be achieved and after 2050, negative GHG emissions. The Act sets out annual emission budgets for the period up to the year 2030. These budgets were tightened to:
If the permissible annual emission budget for a sector has been exceeded in a reporting year, the responsible federal government ministry must present an immediate action programme for the relevant sector. The programme must ensure compliance with the annual sectoral emission budgets for subsequent years, with the Federal Government to deliberate on the measures to be taken in the relevant sector or in other sectors or on cross-sector measures and to adopt these measures as quickly as possible.
For the years 2031-2040, cross-sectoral reduction targets are defined:
How those reduction targets will be distributed among the sectors will be decided in 2024. A decision for the years 2041-2045 is to be made in 2034.
Most relevant to: All
More information:
German Federal Climate Change Act:
Amendments June 2021, German language
Note: As yet the English translation does not set out the new amendments.
Dutch Climate Act
Dutch Climate Act
Summary: The Climate Act adopted in2019 ('Klimaatwet') is a framework law that determines by what percentage theNetherlands must reduce its CO2 emissions and by which date: (i) 49% less CO2emissions in 2030 compared to 1990; and (ii) 95% less CO2 emissions in 2050compared to 1990.
The Climate Act provides the legalbasis for climate plans which set out specific and concrete measures for thecoming 10 years to achieve the objectives of the Climate Act. Climate plans areto be renewed every 5 years. The Act provides for periodic evaluations,external reviews and consultations with stakeholders.
Most relevant to: All
More information: Klimaatbeleid
Italy's PNIEC (Integrated National Plan for Energy and Climate)
Italy's PNIEC (Integrated National Plan for Energy and Climate)
Summary: The PNIEC is part of the broader national energy strategy approved in 2017 (SEN 2017) and is aimed at some very ambitious targets. The document has to be seen as an additional effort in order to ensure the achievement of the objectives defined in the Paris Agreement and the transition to a climate neutral economy by 2050. This plan provides some national binding objectives for 2030 regarding energy efficiency, renewable sources and the reduction of CO2 emissions. Specifically,the PNIEC establishes five lines of intervention: Decarbonisation, Energy efficiency, Energy security, Development of the internal energy market, Research, innovation and competitiveness.
In the context of a low-carbon economy, the PNIEC also foresees coal's phase out from power generation by 2025, promoting coal’s gradual abandonment for electricity generation in favour of an electricity mix based on an increasing share of renewables sources and, for the remaining part, on gas.
Among the various targets included in the PNIEC there are actions aimed at increasing the production and use of hydrogen, particularly in the transportation sector, providing this sector with adequate regulation, and seeking to lower the costs of electrolysis technology by promoting the decarbonisation of industrial sectors. According to the PNIEC, it would be possible by 2030 to: reach a figure of 30 % Gross Final Energy Consumption from renewable energy sources, reduce greenhouse gases compared to 2005 with a target for all non ETS sectors of 33%, have a 43% reduction in primary energy consumption (compared to the PRIMES 2007 scenario), record an increase of the electrical interconnetivity up to 10%,reach a figure of 22% Gross Final Energy Consumption in transport from renewable energy sources.
Most relevant to: All
More information:
Integrated national energy and climate plan
Assessment of the final national energy and climate plan of Italy
UK target: delivery of four low carbon clusters
UK target: delivery of four low carbon clusters
Summary: The UK government intends to deliver four low-carbon industrial clusters by 2030 as part of its Industrial Clusters Mission. This is intended to create economies of scale by concentrating decarbonisation efforts in centres where related industries have congregated and can benefit from utilising shared clean energy infrastructure, such as carbon capture utilisation and storage and low-carbon hydrogen production and distribution.
Most relevant to: Industry, low carbon technology/energy market participants.
More information: Energy White Paper
UK target: Minimum EPC Band B for all rented non-domestic buildings
UK target: Minimum EPC Band B for all rented non-domestic buildings
Summary: The government has proposed the introduction of minimum EPC standards for all rented non-domestic buildings, requiring a minimum of EPC Band B by 2030, where cost effective. The government consulted on the scheme in 2021, and is proposing a performance-based rating scheme for large commercial and industrial buildings to provide businesses and their investors with more information on how to reduce energy consumption and lower both carbon emissions and energy bills.
Most relevant to: Commercial landlords, property developers
More information: Non-domestic private rented sector minimum energy efficiency standards EPC B implementation
UK CCUS targets
UK CCUS targets
Summary: The UK government has pledged to support the deployment of at least one power carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project by 2030. A CCUS target of 20 to 30MT has also been set for 2030. This target is accompanied by an ambition to put in place the commercial framework required to help stimulate the market to deliver a future pipeline of power CCUS projects.
The government has indicated that it will introduce a business model based on the existing contracts for difference framework to achieve this, but adapted so that price signals incentivise power CCUS to play a role in the system, which complements renewables.
The government has also committed to deploying four CCUS clusters by 2030 (one of which will be the power CCUS project mentioned above).
Most relevant to: Energy sector participants
More information: Energy White Paper and government response to CCUS consultation.
UK decarbonisation pledge
UK decarbonisation pledge
Summary: The UK has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030 from 1990 levels under its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement submitted in December 2020
Most relevant to: All
More info: The United Kingdom's Nationally Determined Contributions
EU Decarbonisation pledge of -55%
EU Decarbonisation pledge of -55%
Summary: The EU Climate Act writes into law the goal for Europe’s economy and society to become climate-neutral by 2050. The law also sets the intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Climate neutrality by 2050 means achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions for EU countries as a whole, mainly by cutting emissions, investing in green technologies and protecting the natural environment.
The EU Climate Act includes measures to keep track of progress and adjust actions accordingly, based on existing systems such as the governance process for Member States’ national energy and climate plans, regular reports by the European Environment Agency, and the latest scientific evidence on climate change and its impacts.
Progress will be reviewed every five years, in line with the global stocktake exercise under the Paris Agreement.
Most relevant to: All
More info: European Climate Act
China decarbonisation pledge
China decarbonisation pledge
Summary: China has pledged to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by over 65% by 2030 from 2005 levels under its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement submitted in December 2020
Most relevant to: All
More info: Climate Ambition Summit 2020
HE Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China at the Climate Ambition summit 2020
Spain PNIEC (Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan)
Spain PNIEC (Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan)
Summary: The Spanish government's National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) (released January 2021) ensures compliance with the Paris Agreement and facilitates the decarbonisation of the Spanish economy.
Specifically, the PNIEC establishes national objectives to be achieved by 2030, including:
· A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the Spanish economy as a whole by at least 21% compared to 1990.
· To achieve at least 42% penetration of renewable energies in final energy consumption.
· To achieve an electricity system with at least 74% of generation from renewable energy sources.
· To improve energy efficiency by reducing primary energy consumption by at least 39.6%.
Most relevant to: All
More info:
National Energy & Climate Plans
Draft of the integrated national energy and climate plan 2021-2030
UK sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans
UK sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans
Summary: Sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans will be banned in the UK. The government has delayed the ban on new petrol and diesel cars from the previous 2030 deadline to 2035, with the sale of new hybrid vehicles to be banned in the same year.
Most relevant to: Vehicle manufacturers, Transport fleets
More information: UK government consultation
India decarbonisation pledges
India decarbonisation pledges
Summary: India has pledged to reduce its emissions by 33%-35% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. It also plans for 40% of installed electricity capacity to be renewable or nuclear by 2030 and to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
Most relevant to: All
More info: India's Nationally Determined Contribution
EU Renewable Energy Directive
EU Renewable Energy Directive
Summary: The Renewable Energy Directive is the legal framework for the development of renewable energy across all sectors of the EU economy. It establishes common principles for the calculation, the development, the permitting process and the public support schemes for renewable energy.
The Renewable Energy Directive also sets a binding target of at least 32% of renewable energy in the EU's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. In July 2021, the Commission proposed a revision of the directive with an increased 40% target as part of the package to deliver on the European Green Deal. Within the REPowerEU plan, published on 18 May 2022, the Commission proposed to further increase this target to 45% by 2030.
Most relevant to: Energy Sector
More info: Renewable Energy Directive
Insight: 'Fit for 55' to encourage EU countries to prioritise offshore wind, driving decarbonisation
UK civil nuclear deployment target
UK civil nuclear deployment target
Summary: The governmentis targeting up to 24GW of civil nuclear deployment by 2050.
Most relevant to: Energy sector participants
More info:
Poland long-term building renovation strategy
Poland long-term building renovation strategy
Summary: The Long-term building renovation strategy is prepared in accordance with the directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and sets forth a scenario recommended for renovation of buildings aimed at transforming them into a nearly zero-energy building and guidelines for supporting such renovation.
The Strategy provides for complete abandonment of the use of coal for heating purposes – by 2040 in all residential buildings and by 2030 in cities (allowing use of smokeless fuels by 2040) and phasing out the use of the remaining fossil fuels, including in particular natural gas natural gas, in residential and non-residential buildings, by 2050.
Most relevant to: Real property developers, Owners of real properties
More information: Polska przyjęła strategię w zakresie renowacji budynków - Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii - Portal Gov.pl (www.gov.pl) (Draft in Polish)
Italy decarbonisation plan
Italy decarbonisation plan
Summary: The plan for ecological transition to coordinate policies aimed at decarbonisation was approved and published in the Italian official Gazette on the 15th June 2022 n.138, pursuant to (article 57-bis paragraph e) following subset of legislative decree No.152, April 3rd 2006(resolution no.1 /2022).
The plan identifies actions, measures and funding sources that can be adopted and competent organisation to implement the individual measures on decarbonisation initiatives like:
• the reduction of climate gas emission
• sustainable mobility
• air quality
• circular economy
• land consumption and hydrogeological disruption
The plan sets out the goals to be achieved between now and by 2050, and the interventions to be implemented with the resources made available with the PNRR
EU Climate Neutrality
EU Climate Neutrality
Summary: The EU Climate Act writes into law the goal for Europe’s economy and society to become climate-neutral by 2050. The law also sets the intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Climate neutrality by 2050 means achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions for EU countries as a whole, mainly by cutting emissions, investing in green technologies and protecting the natural environment.
The EU Climate Act includes measures to keep track of progress and adjust actions accordingly, based on existing systems such as the governance process for Member States’ national energy and climate plans, regular reports by the European Environment Agency, and the latest scientific evidence on climate change and its impacts.
Progress will be reviewed every five years, in line with the global stocktake exercise under the Paris Agreement.
Most relevant to: All
More info: European Climate Act
France National Low-Carbon Strategy
France National Low-Carbon Strategy
Summary: France's National Low-Carbon Strategy (NBCS) was revised in 2018-2019, with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Most relevant to: All
More info: National low carbon strategy
UK Net zero target
UK Net zero target
Summary: The UK Climate Change Act 2008 sets the legally binding target of net zero reduction in greenhouse gas levels by 2050.
Most relevant to: All
More info: Climate Change Act 2008
