Climate change remains one of the main challenges for the European Union and while the current focus has been on the 2030 targets with corresponding legislation in place, the next step is to define an intermediate target for 2040. The Commission has started the process to establish this 2040 climate target putting the EU firmly on a path towards climate neutrality by 2050. The initiative will be supported by an in-depth impact assessment, which will inform a draft law setting the 2040 target.

In this moment the European Commission has opened a public consultation that will remain open until 23 June 2023 for stakeholders to contribute with their comments to the develop and success of this initiative.

The initiative and public consultation can be found here.