http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/0d25f4e6ebb049fc https://verfassungsblog.de/eu-climat-law-2040/ Shaping the EU’s 2040 Climate Target - Reforming the European Climate Law’s Procedural Climate Governance Kulovesi, Kati Oberthür, Sebastian eng 2025-11-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Climate Crisis Climate Governance Climate Law EU EU Climate Target Europäische Kommission. Europäisches Emissionshandelssystem - Politikentwicklung und Auktionen | Brüssel Europäische Union. Rat | Brüssel Europäisches Klimagesetz | Europäische Union Europäisches Parlament | Brüssel Luxemburg (Stadt) Straßburg KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz | Zürich Klimaabkommen von Paris (2015 Dezember 12) climate change EU Europäische Kommission. Europäisches Emissionshandelssystem - Politikentwicklung und Auktionen | Brüssel Europäische Union. Rat | Brüssel Europäisches Klimagesetz | Europäische Union Europäisches Parlament | Brüssel Luxemburg (Stadt) Straßburg Klimaabkommen von Paris (2015 Dezember 12) KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz | Zürich Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The EU appears close to enshrining its 2040 climate target in the European Climate Law, an important milestone in the EU’s journey toward the Law’s overarching goal of climate neutrality by 2050. However, the 2040 target will be less ambitious than recommended and not living up to standards of international fairness. Furthermore, important review and implementing provisions of the amended Climate Law will be weakened, along with existing substantive climate legislation.