European Commission launches a public consultation on EU Green Deal

On March 30th, the European Commission opened the public consultation to collect opinions on the desired ambition level of climate and energy policies, necessary actions in different sectors and specific policy design to increase climate ambition by 2030. The consultation is open until the 23rd of June.

The European Green Deal aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent. To this end, the Commission intends to increase the EU's 2030 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% and 55% compared to 1990 levels.

Revising the current 2030 target upwards puts us on a more gradual pathway towards becoming climate-neutral by 2050. It also helps to pace and focus transition efforts from now until 2050 and ensure EU’s leadership role in addressing global challenges in a sustainable way.

The consultation aims to collect opinions on the desired ambition level of climate and energy policies, necessary actions in different sectors and specific policy design to increase climate ambition by 2030. It also aims to gather further information, including roadmaps, policy briefs and studies relevant for deeper greenhouse gas emission reductions.

This is what can be read on the European Commission website on the page on which the public consultation on the Green Deal is available.

You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire. Questionnaires are available in some or all official EU languages. You can submit your responses in any official EU language. For reasons of transparency, organisations and businesses taking part in public consultations are asked to register in the EU’s Transparency Register.