EU climate target 2040 • Table.Briefings

June 25th, 2025

EU summit: France questions climate targets.

President Macron wants to put pressure on the EU Commission at the summit: It should not propose an ambitious climate target for 2040 next week as planned.

By Lukas Knigge

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June 25th, 2025

EU summit: France questions Europe's climate targets

President Macron intends to put pressure on the EU Commission at the summit: It is not supposed to propose an ambitious 2040 climate target, as planned next week.

By Lukas Knigge

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June 11th, 2025

Article 6: Why international climate certificates can be a risk for the EU

Europe is considering achieving some of its emission reduction targets through international reduction certificates from abroad. The Paris Agreement allows this. However, buying these certificates could make climate action more complicated rather than more flexible.

By Lukas Knigge

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June 10th, 2025

EU climate target 2040: Civil society warns against use of international certificates.

More than 120 NGOs have sent a letter to Brussels warning against the use of international emissions certificates to meet the EU's 2040 climate target. The Commission is scheduled to present its plans on July 2.

By Lukas Knigge

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June 9th, 2025

Flasbarth: 'ETS2 isn’t charging ahead blindly.'

In his first interview in his new role as Climate State Secretary, Jochen Flasbarth defends the ETS2 and explains how Article 6 credits made it into the coalition agreement on the EU’s 2040 climate target. Green Party politicians disagree with his stance.

By Lukas Knigge

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June 9th, 2025

Article 6: Bloss contradicts Flasbarth.

Climate State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth explained in a Table.Briefings interview why he believes in the Article 6 mechanism. Green climate expert Michael Bloss disagrees with him and believes that the international certificates are still not good enough for the EU's 2040 climate target.

By Lukas Knigge

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June 2nd, 2025

EU climate target 2040: Climate researchers and Polish election results put Hoekstra under pressure.

The European panel of experts on climate change warns against watering down the EU climate target for 2040 by allowing international certificates. However, the election result in Poland makes it more difficult to find a majority for an ambitious climate policy.

By Lukas Knigge

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May 21st, 2025

2040 climate target: EU Commission follows German coalition contract.

The EU climate target for 2040 is likely to be congruent with the ideas of the governing coalition in Berlin. As with the coalition contract, the EU Commission will also support the inclusion of Article 6 certificates, Table.Briefings was told.

By Lukas Knigge

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April 23rd, 2025

EU climate targets: Commission wants to present NDC for 2035 by September.

The world is waiting for Europe – at least for its 20235 climate target. The EU Commission has now promised to present the so-called NDC by September at the latest. The proposal for the 2040 climate target is to be submitted before then.

By Lukas Knigge

Peter Liese (CDU) will im Europawahlkampf den Erhalt von Arbeitsplätzen in den Vordergrund stellen.

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April 8th, 2025

EU climate target 2040: Liese takes a critical view of Article 6 certificates.

European climate politicians are currently debating the EU climate target for 2040, but CDU MEP Peter Liese believes it is much more important to clarify the interim target for 2035 first – for good reasons.

By Lukas Knigge