The Climate and Energy package of the European Union

 

At the end of April has finally concluded the co-decision procedure (Article 251 EC), on the climate and energy package, with the formal approval of the European Parliament.
The package is the result of a fruitful dialogue between the various European institutions, which ended with the agreement of April 6 in the European Council, that adopted the amendments tabled by Parliament on December 17.
The climate and energy package is made up of several acts, notably by three directives: the first reviews the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), which covers about 40% of greenhouse gas emissions of the EU, the second establishes binding national targets on increasing the share of renewable sources in the energy mix and the third sets out a legal framework to ensure a safe and environmentally correct use of technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide (CCS).
With the adoption of this package, Europe will be the first region in the world to implement targets for climate and energy so far-reaching and legally binding.