The European Parliament’s rapporteur for the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), Jessica Polfjärd (EPP, Sweden), wants to set up a mechanism to sanction EU Member States that fail to meet their national greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, according to her draft report, which was consulted by EUROPE on Tuesday 18 January.
“It is crucial that we maintain the integrity of the new emission reduction targets and ensure that they are actually met by Member States”,...