Response to the public consultation on the EU climate target for 2040

Jul 3 2023

The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) provided input to the European Commission regarding the EU climate target for 2040. This paper complements the responses provided in the questionnaire, aiming to give further context and rationale supporting ZEP’s answers.

This paper covers the following topics:

  • EU emission reduction target for 2040
  • Role of removals in the 2040 climate target
  • Challenges and enabling actions for the EU climate ambition to 2040 and beyond
  • How to improve incentives for climate action
  • Scope and role of EU-wide carbon pricing instruments
  • General role of carbon removals
  • General role of carbon removals
  • Relative contribution of nature-based removals and industrial removals
  • Barriers to carbon capture and storage technologies
  • Carbon capture and use or storage

© 2025 Zero Emissions Platform. All rights reserved.
Made with Conviction by MOJO.