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2040 climate target - European Commission

The Commission recommended reducing the EU's net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 relative to 1990. The 2040 climate target will reaffirm the EU's ...

Planning the EU gas phase-out by 2040 - Strategic Perspectives

As a result, the European Commission presented the RePowerEU plan in 2022 which included a range of measures to gradually phase out Russian gas imports by 2027, ...

EU Gas Insight: planning the EU gas phase-out by 2040

However, as the EU decarbonises, the demand for gas will structurally decline in the next decade, and can be phased out in 20 years. This will be possible ...

Recommendation for 2040 emissions reduction target

Achieving a 90% emissions reduction by 2040 will require a number of enabling conditions to be met. The starting point is the full ...

Q&A: European Commission calls for 90% cut in EU emissions by ...

The EU should cut its emissions to 90% below 1990 levels by 2040, according to a new roadmap released by the European Commission.

Phasing down fossil fuels in the EU - Energy Transitions Commission

The EU should commit to a stricter fossil fuel phase-out timeline and stop supporting new exploration of fossil fuels. Where possible ...

Lack of oil and gas phase-out in EU's climate targets “like a bike ...

The text indicates a continued role for oil and gas in the EU's 2040 energy mix. It suggests that coal will be phased out by 2040, although the ...

Existing gas supplies to meet EU demand under 2040 emissions ...

This analysis assumes that the EU will phase out imports of Russian gas by 2027, and that there are no imports from Russia in 2040. The EU's gas ...

Europe's 2040 climate target: four critical risks and how to manage ...

The European Commission has recommended that the European Union should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990.

2040 Climate Target: How the EU Plans to Cut Emissions by 90 ...

In a bid to reach carbon neutrality, the European Union (EU) is pushing for a groundbreaking target to slash net greenhouse gas emissions by ...

EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming

The 2040 target would transform Europe's energy mix, with coal-fuelled power phased out and overall fossil fuel use reduced by 80% and replaced ...

STATEMENT: European Union Announces New 2040 Climate Target

BRUSSELS (February 6, 2024) — Today the European Commission announced a new climate target aimed at cutting the European Union's greenhouse ...

Meeting the EU's 2040 Climate Targets: A conversation with Gasum

Our goal is to bring 7 TWh of renewable gas annually to the market by 2027 – this means a fourfold increase in four years. When we reach this goal, we will ...

EU unveils controversial climate target: what scientists think - Nature

The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious climate target for 2040 — aiming to cut net greenhouse-gas emissions by 90% compared with ...

Open letter: fossil fuel phase out date needed in EU 2040 target | WWF

Coal should be phased out no later than 2030, fossil gas no later than 2035 and oil at the latest by 2040.

Charting the course for EU gas sector transformation - E3G

The 2040 target communication and accompanying impact assessment should clarify the speed at which fossil gas is anticipated to phase out in ...

Here's your life in 2040 — if the EU's climate plan works - POLITICO.eu

Across a 605-page impact assessment it lays out how the EU could achieve a 90 percent reduction in emissions by 2040. Yet it's impossible to ...

EU sets focus on climate-friendly industry in 2040 climate target ...

EU's 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 must be flanked by supporting measures – energy industry ... All texts created by the Clean Energy ...

Preparing the necessary phase-out of fossil gas in Europe

The EU should aim for at least 85% GHG-reductions by 2040 to reach climate neutrality by latest 2050. This requires that unabated fossil gas use is largely ...

EU lays out plan to cut greenhouse emissions by 90% by 2040

The EU aims to slash its net greenhouse gas pollution by 90% by 2040 as part of its push to become the world's first climate-neutral ...