MEPs voted in favour of extending the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) beyond 2030 on Wednesday (8 June) when they adopted by a large majority (437 votes in favour, 142 against and 40 abstentions) the draft report by Jessica Polfjärd (EPP, Sweden).
Adopted in 2018, the ESR sets national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 that are not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) or the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation (LULUCF).
These...