UK referendum must not derail EU climate policy

Green NGOs call on the European Commission to publish the Effort Sharing Decision on 20 July to maintain EU climate leadership and implement the Paris Agreement. They argue that the 2030 targets for sectors not covered by the ETS—including transport, buildings, and agriculture—must be upheld. The statement also warns against using forestry credits as loopholes to avoid reductions in other sectors.

• Green NGOs urge the European Commission to publish the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) on 20 July, arguing that any delay would risk "derailing global efforts to tackle climate change."
• The Effort Sharing Decision targets emissions from transport, buildings, and agriculture, which represent 60% of EU greenhouse gas emissions not covered by the Emission Trading System (ETS). EU leaders have agreed to a 30% reduction in these sectors.
• The UK has expressed a desire to continue leading climate action and has adopted a law to reduce its emissions by 57% by 2030.
• There is concern that some EU member states, specifically Ireland and Poland, may attempt to use "fake" forestry credits as a loophole to reduce their efforts in the transport and agriculture sectors.
• To effectively limit warming to 2°C or 1.5°C, the NGOs argue that forestry removals must be kept separate from the Effort Sharing Decision to ensure a transition to a low-carbon economy while increasing carbon sequestration.

APA

CMW (2016). UK referendum must not derail EU climate policy. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2016/07/05/press-statement-uk-referendum-must-not-derail-eu-climate-policy/

Chicago

CMW. UK referendum must not derail EU climate policy. Carbon Market Watch, 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2016/07/05/press-statement-uk-referendum-must-not-derail-eu-climate-policy/.

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@misc{cmw2016referendum, author = {CMW}, title = {{UK referendum must not derail EU climate policy}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, month = jul, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2016/07/05/press-statement-uk-referendum-must-not-derail-eu-climate-policy/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }