Impact assessment accompanying the document Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council: amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement

led by: Directorate-General for Climate Action
publication date: 14 July 2021
additional information: The most recent EU reference scenario [1] forms the baseline for this impact assessment. The policy scenarios are 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: Revision of the Effort-Sharing Regulation An initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact assessment.
models involved in baseline and assessment of policy options: GAINS
Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS)-Model
PRIMES
PRIMES Energy System Model

models

contributed to this impact assessment

baseline and assessment of policy options

EURLex

52021SC0611

Impact assessment factsheet

Ares(2021)4205265

SWD/2021/611 final