Missing EU climate targets: Why Germany • Table.Briefings

In the EU Effort Sharing Regulation, each country is allocated individual emission volumes for the road transport, buildings, small industry, waste and agriculture sectors.

Germany may face significant financial penalties due to missed climate targets under the EU’s Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), despite having abolished its own sector-specific targets.

Without immediate measures, twelve EU countries are projected to miss their national climate targets under the ESR, according to a study by the transport and environmental organization Transport & Environment (T&E). T&E analyzed the draft national energy and climate plans to reach this conclusion.

Missing EU climate targets: Why Germany might have to pay 16.2 billion euros

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