International news Europe reconsiders its 2020 emissions target


Reducing EU greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2020 is not enough to hit the EU’s 2050 targets in a cost-effective manner, accordingto the European Commission (EC). While the EU is on track to achieve its targets for 2020 of reduc- ingemissions to 20% below 1990 levels and raisingthe share of renewables in its energy mix to 20%, much greater efforts will be required to meet the third target of improvingenergy efficiency by 20% accordingto the EC. These are some of the insights in the


EC’s Roadmap for moving to a competi- tive low carbon economy in 2050, which also looks beyond the 2020 targets and sets out a plan to meet the long-term tar- get of reducing domestic emissions by 80–90% by mid-century. It details how the power generation, industry, trans- port, buildings and construction and agricultural sectors can make the transi- tion over the comingdecades. The roadmap states that, in order to


meet the 2050 targets, a cost-effective and gradual transition would require a 40% domestic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 as a milestone for 2030. Buildingon what has already been achieved, the EU needs to start workingnow on appropriate strate-


gies to move in this direction, and all Member States should soon develop national low carbon roadmaps if not already done. It also states that existingpolicies will


achieve the EU target of a 20% emissions reduction by 2020, and a revised Energy Efficiency Plan would enable 25% reduc- tions to be achieved. This savingwill deliver benefits in the form of savings on fossil fuel imports and improvements in air quality and public health. There have been calls for the 20% emissions target to be raised to 30%. UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said: ‘The roadmap shows that Europe’s current 20% target for 2020 isn’t enough or cost-effective and shows that Europe’s already got the policies and the tools to cut emissions by 25% at home. This makes the case for going to 30% stronger and more urgent.’ Environmental group Greenpeace stat-


ed that the case for a 30% emissions reduction target is now unstoppable, and that General Electric, Google, Unilever and Otto Group are all demand- ing the higher target. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) stated that the road


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to the 2050 targets must start with an immediate increase in the emissions tar- get to a 30% reduction. ‘Without an immediate increase in the 2020 emissions reduction target, the EU is making it much more difficult to achieve its 2050 aims,’ said Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive of the EWEA. The organisation urges the EC to follow up the roadmap with specific proposals for EU energy pol- icy post 2050. A letter to The Guardian was sent by


Huhne and energy and climate represen- tatives from Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Germany, stating that the case to move to 30% is now stronger following the publication of the roadmap. Visit ec.europa.eu/clima/policies to


access the roadmap.  By 2050, the world’s power, transport,


industrial and domestic energy needs could be met overwhelmingly by renewable sources, accordingto a new report fromWWF. The report, The Energy Report, is based on work by Ecofys, and states that a 100% renew- able energy future would see carbon emissions reduced by80%by 2050.Visit www.wwf.org.uk/research_centre to access the report.


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