New templates for Member States' climate reporting

On 7 May 2024, the Commission adopted an implementing regulation updating Member States' models for reporting data on climate action. The updated models take into account developments related to the Paris Agreement on accounting for bioenergy losses with carbon capture and storage (bio-CCS), which Member States will be able to include in their lists from this year.

As removals from bio-CCS are not currently regulated under EU climate legislation, they cannot be taken into account when assessing whether Member States are meeting their GHG reduction targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation. However, Member States will be able to report on the removal volume generated by bio-CCS, providing transparent data on this emerging technology.  (More on climate.ec.europa.eu)