SWD/2021/609 final
Impact assessment accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council: amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review
- publication date
- 14 July 2021
- additional information
The most recent EU LULUCF reference scenario[1] forms the baseline for this impact assessment. The LULUCF policy scenario is developed from the basis of the Climate Target Plan policy scenarios (SWD/2020/176 final).
[1] European Commission, EU Reference Scenario 2020: Energy, Transport ad GHG Emissions: Trends to 2050, Publications Office, Luxembourg, 2021, https://doi.org/10.2833/35750.
- related EPRS documentation
- Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment: 'Fit for 55' package: Revising the Regulation on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) An initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact assessment.
- models involved in baseline and assessment of policy options