SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

Member States need to step up their efforts to reduce emissions in sectors not covered by ETS, according to EEA

Brussels, 10/03/2020 (Agence Europe)

In a briefing paper published on Tuesday 10 March, the European Environment Agency (EEA) called on Member States to step up their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in sectors not covered by the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), such as transport, buildings, agriculture and waste management.

Under the EU's 'effort sharing' decision, Member States must meet binding annual targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in these sectors for the periods 2013-2020 and...