The ‘Fit for 55’ Package: Towards a More Integrated Climate Framework in the EU
The European Union (EU) is determined to become the world’s first climate-neutral economy by 2050. The European Green Deal (EGD) is a comprehensive policy framework, intended to lead the EU towards this goal. The European Climate Law is the first legal initiative to implement the EGD. It makes clima...
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| description | The European Union (EU) is determined to become the world’s first climate-neutral economy by 2050. The European Green Deal (EGD) is a comprehensive policy framework, intended to lead the EU towards this goal. The European Climate Law is the first legal initiative to implement the EGD. It makes climate neutrality a legally binding target, whilst also setting a mandatory goal of reducing emissions by 55% in 2030. To achieve the 2030 mitigation objective, the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package includes proposals to revise the targets, scopes, and structures of all existing legal acts in the current 2030 climate and energy policy framework. It also contains proposals for new complementary legal instruments. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving legal framework with the aim of assessing its potential to accelerate the green transition in the European Union and reinforce the EU’s climate legal architecture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94409cea5fd6429b8ad670ddadcc1e6e2022-12-22T04:19:37ZengEuropean Institute of RomaniaRomanian Journal of European Affairs1582-82711841-42732022-12-012226378The ‘Fit for 55’ Package: Towards a More Integrated Climate Framework in the EUBeatriz Pérez de las Heras0Professor of European Union Law at the University of Deusto The European Union (EU) is determined to become the world’s first climate-neutral economy by 2050. The European Green Deal (EGD) is a comprehensive policy framework, intended to lead the EU towards this goal. The European Climate Law is the first legal initiative to implement the EGD. It makes climate neutrality a legally binding target, whilst also setting a mandatory goal of reducing emissions by 55% in 2030. To achieve the 2030 mitigation objective, the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package includes proposals to revise the targets, scopes, and structures of all existing legal acts in the current 2030 climate and energy policy framework. It also contains proposals for new complementary legal instruments. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving legal framework with the aim of assessing its potential to accelerate the green transition in the European Union and reinforce the EU’s climate legal architecture.http://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Art.-4_Beatriz-Perez-de-las-Heras.pdfeuropean climate lawclimate neutrality2030 target55% emissions reductionfit for 55 legislative package |
| spellingShingle | Beatriz Pérez de las Heras The ‘Fit for 55’ Package: Towards a More Integrated Climate Framework in the EU Romanian Journal of European Affairs european climate law climate neutrality 2030 target 55% emissions reduction fit for 55 legislative package |
| title | The ‘Fit for 55’ Package: Towards a More Integrated Climate Framework in the EU |
| title_full | The ‘Fit for 55’ Package: Towards a More Integrated Climate Framework in the EU |
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| title_short | The ‘Fit for 55’ Package: Towards a More Integrated Climate Framework in the EU |
| title_sort | fit for 55 package towards a more integrated climate framework in the eu |
| topic | european climate law climate neutrality 2030 target 55% emissions reduction fit for 55 legislative package |
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