TACKLING 60% OF THE EU’S CLIMATE PROBLEM

The report analyzes the implementation of the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD), which targets non-ETS sectors responsible for nearly 60% of EU emissions. While 15 Member States are projected to over-achieve their 2020 targets, others face significant gaps, particularly in road transport and buildings. The document highlights that while the overall EU 2020 target is likely to be met, several countries rely on flexibility mechanisms or planned additional measures rather than existing policies to close their emission gaps.

• The Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) targets non-ETS sectors, which account for nearly 60% of EU emissions, with an overall EU 2020 reduction target of 10% below 2005 levels.
• Road transport is the largest non-ETS emission source at 34% and the second largest overall EU source after power; however, its emissions have increased by 36% since 1990.
• The building sector represents 19% of non-ETS emissions and has a significant cost-effective abatement potential, with 75% of its potential reducible at a carbon price below €25/tCOeq.
• Fifteen Member States are projected to over-achieve their ESD targets using existing measures: Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
• Seven Member States require additional planned measures or flexibility mechanisms to meet targets: Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, and Slovenia.
• Six Member States are projected to miss their targets even with additional measures: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Spain.
• Luxembourg faces the largest projected gap, largely due to 'fuel-pump tourism' where 75% of fuel emissions are caused by sales to non-residents; the government intends to use a 'Climate and Energy Fund' to purchase offsets.
• Ireland is projected to miss its target by 11 to 18 percentage points due to significant emission increases in the agriculture and transport sectors.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2014). TACKLING 60% OF THE EU’S CLIMATE PROBLEM. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Report-How-Member-States-are-doing-implemeting-the-ESD-Carbon-Market-Watch_WEB.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. TACKLING 60% OF THE EU’S CLIMATE PROBLEM. 2014. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Report-How-Member-States-are-doing-implemeting-the-ESD-Carbon-Market-Watch_WEB.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2014tackling, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{TACKLING 60\% OF THE EU’S CLIMATE PROBLEM}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Report-How-Member-States-are-doing-implemeting-the-ESD-Carbon-Market-Watch_WEB.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }