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Revision of national targets and flexibilities in the EU climate policy framework after 2030

105 submissions from 100 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.

The Commission lists 280 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 105 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.

Who showed up

66 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 28 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 2.4 industry submissions for every one from civil society.

Industry 66Civil society 28Public authorities, academia, other 11

Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.

What the room declares

60 of 100
in the EU Register
264
full-time lobbying staff
€18.4M+
declared costs a year
212
EP accreditations declared

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026). The cost figure sums band floors, so the true total is higher.

The file, right now

The consultation closed on 4 May 2026 — it ran from 9 Feb 2026.

Policy area
Climate (DG CLIMA)
Where it stands
Awaiting adoption
Adoption expected
31 Dec 2026 · in 123 days

How it got here

  1. Call for evidence · impact assessment4 May 2026
  2. Public consultation4 May 2026

Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Proposal for a regulation.

105 positions · showing 25

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Carbon Management Europe

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Carbon Management Europe (previously known as Zero Emissions Platform) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the (limited) use of high-quality international carbon credits to achieve the EU 2040 climate target, as proposed in the revised Climate Law. Carbon Management Europe is the official advisor to the European Union on industrial carbon management.

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Canopée

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Canopée calls for a post-2030 EU climate framework that gives priority to the protection and restoration of natural carbon sinks, especially forest sinks. LULUCF targets must remain national, legally binding, specific and separate from gross emission reductions and permanent removals.

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IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

Building on the Effort Sharing and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulations, this initiative will assess how national climate targets can incentivise action and enable reaching the EU’s 2040 climate target, including the Union’s flexibilities and enabling measures.

Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission

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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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1. In our submission, we point out that adjusting targets and creating flexibilities in the Climate Policy Framework post 2030 can be interpreted as decreasing regulation and maintaining fossil fuel dependence. In order to achieve an independent and flexible EU we need to break free from the fossil-fuel market and so we can decouple our energy system from crises caused by war and trade disruption. 2.

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Nordic Family Forestry Alliance (NSF)

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Please see the full feedback in the attachment. The Nordic Family Forestry Alliance (NSF) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence on National targets and flexibilities in the EU climate policy framework after 2030. For 80 years, Nordic family forest owners have cooperated to shape resilient and robust forests to tackle climate change.

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European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME acknowledges the Commissions initiative to review national targets and flexibility mechanisms in the EU climate policy framework beyond 2030, while highlighting that the current system risks creating market distortions, uneven burdens across Member States, and limited global impact, potentially harming EU industry.

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MAIRE Group - NextChem

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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MAIRE Group, a global company specializing in cutting-edge technologies enabling energy transition, welcomes the opportunity to share its view on how national targets and flexibilities should evolve in the EU climate policy framework post-2030. The company's contribution can be found in the document attached.

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Italgas

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Italgas supports the European Commissions proposal to reassess national targets and flexibilities in the EU climate framework beyond 2030. New targets can drive stronger action by encouraging investment and measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reinforcing EU-wide climate efforts and delivering wider benefits such as cleaner air, sustainable land use, greener cities and improved wellbeing.

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Estonian Chemical Industry Association

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

The Estonian Chemical Industry Association (ECIA) represents companies operating in Estonias chemical sector. We welcome the opportunity to contribute to this consultation. Post-2030 climate policy framework development needs to be coherent and realistic. To keep overall transition costs manageable it also needs to be economically feasible and capable of sustaining investment in Europes industrial base.

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Eurogroup for Animals

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the EUs framework for national climate targets. It will be important to set national climate targets for agriculture and food. National emissions reduction targets for agriculture will give a clear picture of where the EU is heading in the long term and provide predictability when farmers make investment decisions.

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FNADE

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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The attached paper sets out FNADE's position on the post-2030 revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) and the broader EU climate framework towards 2040. It calls for the preservation of binding national targets for non-ETS sectors to ensure fair and accountable contributions by Member States.

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Bioenergia ry - the Bioenergy Association of Finland

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

The update of the EU Climate Law has now entered into force. Bioenergia ry the Bioenergy Association of Finland believes that reducing emissions must be at the core of implementing the EU Climate Law. The association underlines the importance of EUs emissions trading systems in implementation of the EU Climate Law.

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European Agroforestry Federation

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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The European Agroforestry Federation (euraf.net) offers this document in response to the EU Climate Policy Consultation, closing on 4/5/26. It underscores the role of agroforestry as a critical, yet underutilized, lever for achieving the European Unions 2050 climate-neutrality targets.

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Nordiskt Naturkapital AB

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

To achieve the EUs 2040 climate target credibly and cost-efficiently, the policy framework must ensure that mitigation and removals can be delivered where they are most effective. The current separation between ESR, LULUCF and emerging market mechanisms limits this and increases overall system costs.

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Finnish Energy

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Finnish Energy (ET) welcomes the EUs decision to achieve 90% net emission reductions by 2040 compared to emissions level in 1990. Finlands own goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. Achieving this goal requires all zero and low carbon energy solutions, including renewables, nuclear, energy efficiency, storage, CCS, CCU, natural carbon removals, geothermal, hydro-energy, and other current and future net-zero…

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Lantmännen

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Lantmännen supports the European Commission's ambition to strengthen the EU energy and climate policy post-2030 in order to boost EU investment, competitiveness, resilience, energy security, and implement the newly adopted 90% GHG emissions reduction objective of the EU Climate Law by 2040.

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Green Transition Denmark

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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National targets and flexibilities in the EU climate policy framework after 2030 Green Transition Denmark (GTD) proposes a major reshuffle of the legislative framework securing achievement of the EU 90% climate target for 2040.

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Climate Agriculture Alliance

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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The 2040 framework will succeed for carbon farming if and only if it generates compliance-grade demand to match the supply that the CRCF is provisioning. Separate national targets for emissions and removals, a durability-based redefinition of permanence, layered demand channels deployed in parallel, mutual MRV recognition, and a domestic-first rule for international credits together provide the architecture…

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International Soil Carbon Industry Alliance

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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See full feedback in attached document. Key supporting points outlined by ISCIA: 1. ISCIA supports the use of international carbon credits toward Member State targets ISCIA supports Member State flexibility to use high-quality international credits toward their post-2030 national targets.

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FEANTSA

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON POST-2030 NATIONAL TARGETS FEANTSA calls on the Commission to ensure that the Impact Assessment for the revision of national targets and flexibilities after 2030 fully integrates social fairness, distributional impacts, and investment constraints faced by vulnerable households.

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Carbon Capture Company

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

To achieve the EUs 2040 climate target in a cost-efficient and credible way, the framework must ensure that mitigation and carbon removals can be mobilised at scale. This requires alignment between national targets, market instruments and land-based delivery. A central challenge is the lack of a predictable long-term demand signal for carbon removals.

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European Environmental Bureau

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

The EUs climate policy framework needs to be designed for at least 90% domestic emissions reductions and aiming for climate neutrality by 2040. It should first and foremost be effective and fair in reaching climate, environmental, and social objectives. Therefore, simple, cost-effective, and competitive cannot be the guiding principles.

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ePURE

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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ePURE - the European Renewable Ethanol Association- represents bioethanol producers from crops, wastes and residues all committed to sustainable transition towards zero-emission mobility and sustainable bio-based solutions.

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Energy Efficiency for Europe

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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Energy Efficiency for Europe is the voice of private energy service companies (ESCOs) and their national associations across Europe. Our members represent over 100.000 professionals committed to the design and implementation of energy efficiency measures in public and private buildings, industrial facilities, as well as to the efficient operation of district heating & cooling networks.

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European Respiratory Society

· · filed 4 May 2026 · source

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National targets and flexibilities in the EU climate policy framework after 2030 review The European Respiratory Society (ERS) , representing clinicians, scientists, and allied professionals in more than 160 countries, and the European Lung Foundation (ELF), a patient-led organisation that works internationally to bring patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance…

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Method. Every quote is verbatim from the organization’s own submission to the European Commission, trimmed to its opening passage and never summarized by a model. Where a submission was filed in another EU language we show the English text the European Commission publishes alongside it, labeled on the quote; the original is one click away at the source. Groupings use the respondent type the organization itself selected when filing. We deliberately do not label anyone “supportive” or “opposed” — you read what they wrote and draw your own conclusion. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.