4 Milliarden Tonnen heiße Luft in der EU könnten das vorgeschlagene 40%-Klimaschutzziel auf lediglich 26% reduzieren

The document warns that a 'bubble' of 4 billion tonnes of excess emission rights threatens to undermine the EU's proposed 2030 climate target. It details how surpluses in the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) and the Emissions Trading System (ETS) could be carried over into the 2030 framework, effectively lowering the actual emission reductions from a proposed 40% to 26% if not addressed by EU leaders.

• The proposed EU target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% compared to 1990 levels by 2030 could be reduced to an actual reduction of only 26% due to a 'carbon bubble' of 4 billion tonnes of excess emission rights.
• The Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) is expected to accumulate approximately 1.35 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent 'hot air' by 2020, consisting of a 600 million tonne surplus from weak targets and up to 750 million emission credits from offset projects in developing countries.
• The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is projected to have 2.6 billion excess emission certificates by 2020, which lowers carbon prices, reduces incentives for climate protection, and results in lower penalties for polluters.
• Heavy industry has been over-subsidized through free emission certificates, receiving one billion more rights than actually required.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2014). 4 Milliarden Tonnen heiße Luft in der EU könnten das vorgeschlagene 40%-Klimaschutzziel auf lediglich 26% reduzieren. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2030-LOOPHOLES-INFOGRAPHIC-BRIEF-GERMAN-NO-CAMP.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. 4 Milliarden Tonnen heiße Luft in der EU könnten das vorgeschlagene 40%-Klimaschutzziel auf lediglich 26% reduzieren. 2014. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2030-LOOPHOLES-INFOGRAPHIC-BRIEF-GERMAN-NO-CAMP.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Carbon Market Watch |title=4 Milliarden Tonnen heiße Luft in der EU könnten das vorgeschlagene 40%-Klimaschutzziel auf lediglich 26% reduzieren |date=October 2014 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2030-LOOPHOLES-INFOGRAPHIC-BRIEF-GERMAN-NO-CAMP.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2014milliarden, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{4 Milliarden Tonnen heiße Luft in der EU könnten das vorgeschlagene 40\%-Klimaschutzziel auf lediglich 26\% reduzieren}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2014}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2030-LOOPHOLES-INFOGRAPHIC-BRIEF-GERMAN-NO-CAMP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }