EU climate policy: from Kyoto commitments to the European Green Deal (1997–2020)

1. Kyoto Protocol agreed at COP3

   Dec 11, 1997Labels: Kyoto Protocol, COP3

   • UNFCCC

2. EU agrees internal “burden-sharing” targets

   Jun 16, 1998Labels: EU Council, Burden-sharing

   • EUR Lex

3. EU approves Kyoto Protocol via Council Decision

   Apr 25, 2002Labels: Council Decision, European Community

   • EUR Lex

4. EU ETS created by Emissions Trading Directive

   Oct 13, 2003Labels: EU ETS, Emissions Trading

   • EEA

5. Kyoto mechanisms linked to EU ETS

   Apr 27, 2004Labels: Linking Directive, CDM JI

   • EUR Lex

6. EU ETS launches its first trading period

   Jan 1, 2005Labels: EU ETS, Phase I

   • EC Climate

7. European Council endorses 20-20-20 headline goals

   Mar 9, 2007Labels: European Council, 20-20-20

   • EC Climate

8. Commission proposes “20 20 by 2020” package

   Jan 23, 2008Labels: European Commission, 20-20 by

   • EUR Lex
   • EEA

9. EU adopts 2020 Climate and Energy Package

   Dec 12, 2008Labels: 2020 Package, EU legislation

   • EEA

10. Renewable Energy Directive sets binding 2020 shares

    Apr 23, 2009Labels: Renewable Energy, Directive 2009

    • EEA

11. Effort Sharing Decision sets non-ETS targets

    Apr 23, 2009Labels: Effort Sharing, Non-ETS sectors

    • EUR Lex

12. EU ETS revised for post-2012 operation

    Apr 23, 2009Labels: EU ETS, Directive 2009

    • EEA

13. Monitoring Mechanism Regulation strengthens EU reporting

    May 21, 2013Labels: Monitoring Mechanism, Regulation 525

    • EUR Lex

14. EU agrees 2030 climate and energy framework

    Oct 24, 2014Labels: 2030 Framework, European Council

    • Consilium
    • EEA

15. Market Stability Reserve legislated for EU ETS

    Oct 6, 2015Labels: Market Stability, Decision 2015

    • EUR Lex

16. Effort Sharing Regulation adopted for 2021–2030

    May 30, 2018Labels: Effort Sharing, 2021 2030

    • EUR Lex

17. LULUCF Regulation adopted for land-sector accounting

    May 30, 2018Labels: LULUCF Regulation, Land sector

    • EUR Lex

18. Governance Regulation adopted for Energy Union planning

    Dec 11, 2018Labels: Governance Regulation, Energy Union

    • EC Energy

19. Commission presents the European Green Deal

    Dec 11, 2019Labels: European Green, Commission Communication

    • K4Policy

20. Commission proposes European Climate Law

    Mar 4, 2020Labels: European Climate, Commission proposal

    • EUR Lex
    • EEA