EU Taxonomy
EU classification system defining which economic activities count as environmentally sustainable.
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- CBAMEU mechanism putting a carbon price on imports of cement, steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity.
- EU ETSEU cap-and-trade system for carbon allowances covering power, heavy industry and intra-EU aviation.
- SFDREU regulation requiring financial market participants to disclose sustainability risks and impacts.
- Paris Agreement2015 UN treaty committing signatories to limit global warming to well below 2°C, pursuing 1.5°C.
- Fit for 55EU legislative package to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 versus 1990.
- Green DealThe EU's overarching strategy to become climate-neutral by 2050 across all sectors of the economy.