The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament has approved a proposal to make climate neutrality mandatory by 2050 in both EU and member states. In addition, the Committee recommends reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% in 2030 compared to 1990, instead of “at least 50% towards 55%”, as the European Commission proposed, and requires an interim target for 2040 to ensure the EU is on track to reach its 2050 target. According to the Committee, EU member states should be climate neutral individually by 2050 and climate negative after 2050. The EU and member states must also phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 31 December 2025 at the latest. The text is yet to be approved by the entire European Parliament and the 27 EU member state before passing into law.
A European climate law that would make it a legal requirement for the EU to become climate-neutral by 2050 was proposed in March 2020 by the European Commission. In December 2019, the European Council endorsed the 2050 climate-neutrality objective, which is a central part of the European Green Deal. Fossil CO2 emissions of the European Union and the UK (9% of global emissions) fell by 3.8% to 3.3 GtCO2 in 2019, which is 25% below the level in 1990. Emissions from the power industry sector in the EU and the UK are now 39% lower than in 1990.
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