Ireland And The EU 2030 Climate Target Plan

In 2019, the EU endorsed a new target of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, it is predicted that current policies will only reduce emissions by 60% (as against 1990 levels) by 2050.

To begin to address the challenge ahead, the European Commission published the 2019 Communication on the European Green Deal ("EGD"), a growth strategy to reset the Commission's commitment to tackling climate change. It outlined an all-sector approach to reducing emissions and decoupling economic growth from resource use.

The Commission committed to presenting an impact assessed plan to increase the existing target for 2030 of reducing emissions by 40% to at least 50%, and towards 55% (as against 1990 levels).