Recital 9

(9) This Regulation will contribute to achieving the Union’s climate and energy objectives. In line with the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, adopted on 12 December 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (6) (the ‘Paris Agreement’), and approved by the Union on 5 October 2016 (7), Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) establishes a binding Union domestic reduction commitment of net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 % by 2030 and enshrines in legislation the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050. In 2021, the Commission adopted the Fit for 55 Package to make the Union’s climate and energy policies fit for achieving these objectives. To do so, in line with the energy efficiency first principle enshrined in Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9), energy efficiency improvements need to be significantly stepped up, to around 36 % in terms of final energy consumption by 2030. Product requirements established under this Regulation will play a significant role in the reaching of that target by substantially decreasing products’ energy footprint. Those energy efficiency requirements will also reduce consumer vulnerability to energy price increases. As recognised by the Paris Agreement, improving the sustainability of consumption and production will also play an important role in addressing climate change.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.