

Commission publishes package on low-carbon economy
On 20th July, the European Commission published a package of measures aiming to accelerate Europe's transition to a low-carbon economy. The package included: A proposal on national emission reduction targets (also dubbed Effort Sharing Decision targets). This proposal aims at setting binding annual greenhouse gas emission targets for Member States for the period 2021–2030 in non-ETS sectors such as transport, agriculture, waste and buildings. The proposed targets require the