Open letter to environment ministers on the effort sharing and the lulucf regulations

A coalition of 29 European organizations calls for more ambitious EU climate regulations, specifically targeting the 2030 Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) and the LULUCF regulation. The group advocates for a trajectory toward 95% emission cuts by 2050, the rejection of forestry offsets that undermine other sectors, and the mandatory accounting of wetlands to ensure the EU meets its Paris Agreement commitments to limit warming to 1.5°C.

• The signatories propose that the 2030 Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) should include a trajectory to achieve at least 95% emission cuts by 2050, with a minimum of 45% reductions in non-traded sectors by 2030.
• The organizations argue against the use of forestry offsets to replace emission cuts in other sectors, noting that carbon removals from forests are not permanent.
• Regarding the LULUCF Regulation, the letter demands that the EU actively increase its carbon sink and make wetlands a mandatory accounting category for all Member States due to their high conservation value and role as large carbon stores.
• The letter recommends strengthening the ESR by implementing 5-yearly review and ratchet mechanisms for targets and reverting to annual compliance checks.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2016). Open letter to environment ministers on the effort sharing and the lulucf regulations. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-to-environment-ministers-on-the-effort-sharing-and-the-lulucf-regulations/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Open letter to environment ministers on the effort sharing and the lulucf regulations. 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-to-environment-ministers-on-the-effort-sharing-and-the-lulucf-regulations/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2016open, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Open letter to environment ministers on the effort sharing and the lulucf regulations}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-to-environment-ministers-on-the-effort-sharing-and-the-lulucf-regulations/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }