policy instrument · 2040

EU 2040 Climate Goal

Jurisdiction countryEU

Instrument typemandate-target

Authoritygovernment

Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture

Statusproposed

DetailThe European Commission is expected to propose legislation in the coming weeks to adopt a 90 percent greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2040. The Commission is considering four options to provide flexibility: (1) a 'nonlinear' emissions-cutting path between 2030 (55% target) and 2040 (90% target) allowing slower initial cuts compensated by rapid later declines; (2) allowing EU countries

Stated statusproposed

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Pathway scopeall-cdr

Pathway notereferences 'negative emissions from forests or carbon-removal technologies' generically without naming specific pathways

automatically extracted from the cited source; not yet reviewed by a person · discovered via carbon-removal-updates · extracted 2026-08-24

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