Sufficient public charging capacity will be in place to meet the demands of the bigger fleet of zero-emission cars that will come onto the market as well as further supply of private chargers at home or at work. Targets will be mandatory to deploy electric recharging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure along European roads. The EU is working to create the infrastructure citizens will need to charge zero-emission vehicles, for short and long journeys. This is a valuable tool for promoting global emissions reductions and leveraging the EU market to pursue our global climate goals. To ensure a level playing field for European companies, the new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will ensure that imported products will also pay a carbon price at the border in the sectors covered. This will ensure there are opportunities for everyone, by tackling inequality and energy poverty, and strengthening the competitiveness of European companies, leaving no one behind.

The new Social Climate Fund will dedicate €65 billion from the EU budget, and over €86 billion in total to support the most vulnerable citizens and small businesses with the green transition. Member States will now spend 100% of their emissions trading revenues on climate and energy-related projects and the social dimension of the transition. and social support for citizens and small businesses.an updated emissions trading system to cap emissions, put a price on pollution and generate investments in the green transition.emissions reduction targets across a broad range of sectors.The EU now has legally binding climate targets covering all key sectors of the economy. To get there, they pledged to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. A change which will bring with it many benefits, from creating new opportunities for innovation, investment and green jobs, to improving our health and wellbeing.Īll 27 EU Member States committed to turning the EU into the first climate neutral continent by 2050.

The European Green Deal set the blueprint for this transformational change.

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