European Climate Change Programme

The European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) was launched in June 2000 by the European Union's European Commission, toward avoiding dangerous climate change.

The goal of the ECCP is to identify, develop and implement all the necessary elements of an EU strategy to implement the Kyoto Protocol. All EU countries' ratifications of the Kyoto Protocol were deposited simultaneously on 31 May 2002.

The European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is perhaps the most significant contribution of the ECCP, and the EU ETS is the largest greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme in the world.

In 1996 the EU adopted a target of a maximum 2°C rise in global mean temperature, compared to pre-industrial levels. Since then, European Leaders have reaffirmed this goal several times.^[1][2][3]

Vehicles

Further information: Transport in the European Union

Under the framework of the European Climate Change Programme, the European Commission was to present in mid-as of 2006^[update] a Communication to the European Parliament and European Council on a revised Community strategy to reduce CO₂ emissions from light-duty vehicles. This review will be based on a thorough impact assessment of the existing Community target of a new car fleet average emission of 120 CO₂ g/km and of the possible measures that could form part of a revised strategy based on an integrated approach to CO₂ emissions reductions.

On 7 February 2007, the European Commission announced plans for new legislation requiring the average carbon dioxide emissions of the vehicles produced in 2012 to be no more than 130 g/km. This is a bit more than the goal of 120, which corresponds to 4.5 L/100 km for diesel and 5 L/100 km for gasoline engines.^[4]

See also

Energy portal

• Directorate-General for Climate Action (European Commission)
• Climate of Europe
• Energy policy of the European Union
• Making Sweden an Oil-Free Society
• Renewable energy in the European Union
• Indian Youth Climate Network

References

1. ^ Press release
2. ^ R.S.J. Tol (2007), Europe's long-term climate target: A critical evaluation, Energy Policy, 35 (1), 424–432
3. ^ Oliver Geden (2010), What Comes After the Two-Degree Target?, SWP Comments 19
4. ^ http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/155&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en#fnB2

External links

• European Climate Change Programme
• European Commission Climate Change website
• Climate Action proposal.
• Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
• FACTBOX-EU's Energy and Climate Plan, Sticking Points.
• Gas Chief Says EU Must Make Polluters Pay.