Feedback: Effort Sharing Regulation Revision Roadmap
EuroACE gave its feedback on the Commission’s inception impact assessment of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).
The ESR ambition should be raised to match the updated climate and energy targets: the current target to reduce non-ETS emissions by at least 30% compared to 2005 is not compatible with climate neutrality by 2050. EuroACE is in favour of keeping the current ESR scope, with the buildings sector remaining under the ESR rather than being moved to the EU ETS or a new ETS.
The ESR and energy efficiency policies are strongly interconnected and mutually reinforcing: the EED and EPBD are important instruments for Member States to meet their ESR targets, while the ESR’s binding national targets trigger additional energy efficiency action. Repealing the ESR would reduce Member States’ accountability.
