According to the new provisional agenda for the next European Commission meetings, the presentation of the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package is now scheduled for 14 July.
Initially expected in June, the package is supposed to enable the EU to achieve a net reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55% by 2030.
It includes the revision of a range of EU legislation such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive (2003/87), the Effort Sharing Regulation (2018/842), the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation (2018/841), regulation (2019/631) on emission standards for cars and vans, Directive (2014/94) on the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, Directive (2003/96) on energy taxation, Directive (2018/2001) on renewable energy and Directive (2018/2002) on energy efficiency.
The package also includes new initiatives, including the ‘Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’ (CBAM), a proposal for a regulation on sustainable fuels for aviation (ReFuelEU Aviation) and a proposal for a directive on CO2 emissions from maritime transport (FuelEU Maritime).
It should be noted that the proposals to revise the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Directives are marked ‘to be confirmed’ in the provisional agenda. To consult the provisional agenda: https://bit.ly/3b09l6d (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)