AirClim has published several climate policy briefings which demand that the EU must increase its climate ambition. “The EU’s Fit for 55 proposals are not fit for 1.5. If the EU really wants to contribute to implementing the Paris Agreement it needs to increase ambition in each piece of legislation that is part of the EU climate legislation,” says Wendel Trio, author of the briefings. Climate Action Network Europe demands that “the EU needs during 2022 to increase the ambition of the Fit for 55 package in line with limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C and move away from false solutions like more fossil fuels and nuclear”. Trio argues that “the current EU carbon budget is not compatible with the 1.5°C target. Current EU climate policy proposals would lead to the EU consuming 10% of all carbon emissions the world can still emit while keeping a decent chance to stay below 1.5°C of warming. But the EU only represents around 5% of the world’s population. Is this climate justice?” Trio asks. “The EU’s main pieces of climate legislation, the ETS and the ESR, must and can be substantially improved to meet the 1.5°C objective of the Paris Agreement. Adjusting the reduction pathways to actual current emission levels would already have a strong impact.” According to Ulriikka Arnio from CAN Europe: “the revision of the EU Land and Forestry regulation during 2022 is a chance to mitigate both climate and biodiversity crises. EU forests, peatlands and natural ecosystems need to be protected and restored”. A joint statement on these issues from the environmental movement was published recently.
"The EU too must revisit its 2030climate pledge (NDC) as -55% is not compatible with 1.5°C": https://www.airclim.org/sites/default/files/documents/23-airclim-briefin...
"Counting the numbers: EU carbon budget not compatible with 1.5°C target": https://www.airclim.org/sites/default/files/documents/21-airclim-briefin...
"Making the EU ETS and ESR legislation compatible with the Paris Agreement" https://www.airclim.org/sites/default/files/documents/22-airclim-briefin...
"Joint NGO statement: Protecting nature and fighting
climate change must go hand in hand" https://caneurope.org/content/uploads/2022/05/Joint-NGO-statement-Protec...
