Is there a case for the EU moving beyond 20% GHG emissions reduction target by 2020?

Moving from 20 to 30% emission reduction by 2020? - Reaching the 80% emission reduction target while securing the benefits of transitioning towards a low carbon economy

This CS project led by the Paris-based Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) will focus on the different kinds of arguments that can be mobilized to answer this question based on the following inputs:

  • CIRED Center for International Research on Environment and Development on the time consistency of the EU emissions reduction pathway, and 
    the competitiveness and leakage impact of moving to 30% by 2020

  • E3G on the global race towards low carbon technology competitiveness

  • ECN on the low carbon technology innovation and diffusion implications of moving to 30%

  • ECOFYS on the consistency on the EU emission reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency target, and 
    on the energy security impacts of moving to 30%

  • ICE International Consulting on Energy on the employment impact of climate policies

  • IDDRI on the investment dynamics in the electricity sector

An expert seminar has been organised by The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Germanwatch and Climate Strategies on "How to Win New Member State Support for Stronger EU Climate Policy? An EU Implementation Strategy for Move to 30%". The workshop report is available for download as a  FIIA Briefing Paper.

A workshop "Climate Mitigation and Energy Security in CEE Member States" has been organised in 
Budapest, Hungary - please click here for the 
agenda.

Presentation and discussion of the results has been held in Berlin, please click here for the agenda and the workshop report.

The final launch was held in Brussels. Presentations are available for download below. 

Reports

Decarbonizing the EU Power Sector - Final Report
01 Dec 2011. Author: Thomas Spencer, Céline Marcy, Michel Colombier, Emmanuel Guérin (IDDRI)

Addressing leakage concerns - Working Paper
20 Jun 2011. Author: Stéphanie Monjon

Strengthening the European Union Climate and Energy Package - Final Report
08 Jun 2011. Author: Emmanuel Guerin, Thomas Spencer

Strengthening the EU climate and energy package
08 Jun 2011. Author: Emmanuel Guerin

Consistency of policy instruments: Insights from the research project
08 Jun 2011. Author: Niklas Höhne

How can EU policies both improve energy efficiency and strengthen Cohesion?
08 Jun 2011. Author: Thomas Spencer

Revenue dimension of the EU ETS Phase III - Final Report
12 May 2011. Author: Simone Cooper and Michael Grubb

Short-Term / Long-Term Coherence of Emissions Reduction Pathway - Working Paper
20 Apr 2011. Author: Céline Guivarch and Julie Rozenberg

Consistency of policy instruments How the EU could move to a -30% greenhouse gas reduction target - Working Paper
13 Apr 2011. Author: Niklas Höhne, Markus Hagemann, Sara Moltmann, Donovan Escalante

The case for EU moving to 30% - Global low carbon technology race and international cooperation - Working Paper
08 Apr 2011. Author: Pelin Zorlu, Shane Tomlinson and Sanjeev Kumar

Quantifying the impacts of a 30% GHG target on energy security for the EU - Working Paper
25 Mar 2011. Author: Donovan Escalante, Niklas Höhne, Markus Hagemann

Moving from 20 to 30% emissions reduction by 2020?: Reaching the 80% 2050 emissions reduction target while securing the benefits of transitioning towards a low carbon economy - Draft
14 Mar 2011. Author: Emmanuel Guerin

Presentation - Is there a case for the EU to move beyond 20% in 2020?
17 Nov 2010. Author: Emmanuel Guerin

A selection of Climate Strategies' supporters and collaborators