MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Legislative proposal to include the EU 2040 climate target – E-000551/2025(ASW)

In February 2024, the Commission presented its assessment for a 2040 climate target for the EU and the 2040 climate target Communication where it recommended a 90% net greenhouse gas emission reduction compared to 1990 levels as the recommended target for 2040[1].

As announced in the Commission Work Programme 2025[2], the Clean Industrial Deal will also go hand in hand with a proposed 90% emission-reduction target for 2040 to be enshrined in the European Climate Law. The indicative date for the adoption of the European Climate Law amendment proposal is the first quarter of 2025[3].

• [1] COM(2024) 63 final.
• [2] COM(2025) 45 final.
• [3] Annex I to the Commission work programme 2025.