austria_170607_ngo-brief_esr-ee93e90bd6c7d6a8.pdf

A joint statement from NGOs (GLOBAL 2000, WWF, VCÖ) to the Austrian Environment Minister calling for the EU's Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) to be revised with higher emission reduction targets, updated baselines, and the closure of forestry and ETS loopholes to meet Paris Agreement goals.

• The current draft of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) is not aligned with the long-term commitments of the Paris Agreement and requires a fundamental overhaul of EU climate and energy policy.
• To meet Paris Agreement goals, the legislation should mandate at least a 95% emission reduction by 2050, requiring a 55% to 60% reduction in greenhouse gases across the EU by 2030, which equates to approximately 47% within the ESR.
• The ESR's commitment baseline should reflect current emissions to avoid rewarding countries that fall behind expectations and to prevent the use of misleading baseline values that allow continued environmental pollution.
• The authors call for the elimination of the forestry legal loophole regarding temporary credits and the Emissions Trading System (ETS) loophole that allows ETS surpluses to undermine climate actions in non-participating sectors.
• The document advocates for a governance system featuring annual compliance reviews and financial penalties for non-compliance to prevent countries from delaying necessary climate measures.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (n.d.). austria_170607_ngo-brief_esr-ee93e90bd6c7d6a8.pdf. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Austria_170607_NGO-Brief_ESR.pdf

Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatchndaustria170607ngobriefesree93e90bd6c7d6a8pdf, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{austria\_170607\_ngo-brief\_esr-ee93e90bd6c7d6a8.pdf}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Austria_170607_NGO-Brief_ESR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }