This document lays down the Nationally Determined Contribution submitted by the European Union in the framework of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in order to achieve an at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030. This translates the agreement by EU Heads of State and Government in october 2014 on the EU 2030 climate and energy framework. The EU's intended contribution puts the EU on a cost-effective pathway towards long term domestic emission reductions of 80%. The INDC covers the following sectors: Energy; Industrial processes and product use; Agriculture; Waste; Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry set out in Decision 529/2013/EU. The scope includes all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol. Policy on how to include Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry into the 2030 greenhouse gas mitigation framework will be established as soon as technical conditions allow and in any case before 2020.
2016-10-05