European Commission
EU’s 2030 climate target
plan. Response to
public consultation by the Committee on
Climate, Energy and Utilities and the
European Affairs Committee of the Danish
Parliament.
The Committee on Climate, Energy and Utilities and the European Affairs
Committee of the Danish Parliament strongly welcome the Commission’s in-
tention to present, by September 2020, an impact assessed plan to increase
EU’s
greenhouse gas emission reductions target for 2030 to at least 50 per-
cent and towards 55 percent compared with 1990 levels.
The Commission's priorities correspond well with Denmark’s
ambitious cli-
mate policy including the targets of reaching 70 percent reduction of green-
house gas emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. For the commit-
tees, it is vital that the EU takes global lead in order to meet the objectives of
the Paris Agreement. The committees therefore strongly encourage the Com-
mission to present an ambitious 2030 target of at least 55 percent. In addi-
tion, it is important that the increased 2030 target is embedded in the Euro-
pean Climate Law proposed by the Commission on 4 March 2020
To reach an increased level of climate ambitions by 2030, the committees
would like to present specific recommendations related to offshore energy
and transport, in particular the modelling of the costs of offshore wind and the
transition to zero-emission passenger cars.
Modelling costs of offshore wind
The committees have noted that offshore wind is set to play a major role in
reaching the EU’s climate target.
As a global leader in the field of offshore
wind, the committees find Denmark in a position to expand the offshore wind
capacity significantly. The committees see a great potential in the expansion
of offshore wind, which will help ensure that 55
percent of the nation’s energy
demand is covered by renewable energy by 2030.
11 June 2020
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