Climate neutrality as long-term strategy : the EU's net zero target and its consequences for member states

Zusammenfassung: As a traditional frontrunner in international climate policy, the European Union (EU) is under great pressure to meet global expectations. In 2020, it must present its long-term decarbonisation strategy to the United Nations. Political attention has so far focussed on the lack of consensus among the Member States on whether they should adopt the European Commission’s proposed goal of "greenhouse gas neutrality" by 2050. Two aspects of this decision have hardly been debated so far - first, the question of whether this will herald the end of differentiated reduction commitments by Member States, and second, the tightening of the EU climate target for 2030. National governments and climate policymakers will have to take both issues into account

Object Details

• Alternative title: Klimaneutralität als Langfrist-Strategie
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (4 Seiten)
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: "English version of SWP-Aktuell 38/2019"

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP comment ; no. 33 (August 2019) ; SWP comment ; no. 33 (August 2019)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Keyword: Europäische Union ; Internationaler Umweltschutz ; Klimaschutz ; Strategie ; Politik ; Strategische Planung ; Treibhausgas ; Emissionsverringerung ; Zielvorstellung ; Implikation ; Maßnahme ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): SWP
• (when): [August 2019]
• Creator: Geden, Oliver ; Schenuit, Felix
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2019C33
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023112321284375046952
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:32 AM CEST