Table 1 Scenario settings for the EU
From: The impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union
Scenario name | 2030 emissions target | 2050 emissions target |
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Current policies | Reduction targets at the MS level | Extrapolation of efforts based on projected per capita GDP growth rates |
NZE Benchmark | Most cost-effective way to reach −55% relative to 1990 (a definitive approval of the EU carbon sink targets for 2030, currently under discussion, could allow for a more ambitious GHG emission reduction with respect to 1990 levels.) | Most cost-effective way to reach climate neutrality |
NZE Policy Standard | −61% in ETS and −40% in ESR relative to 2005 | −80% in ESR and required reductions in ETS to reach climate neutrality |