# European Commission proposes the 'Fit for 55' climate package (2021)

Date: 2021

On 14 July 2021, the European Commission, with Executive Vice-President [Frans Timmermans](/people/env-frans-timmermans) presenting, unveiled the 'Fit for 55' package, a set of legislative proposals designed to cut EU net greenhouse-gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared with 1990. The package covered carbon pricing, energy efficiency, renewables, transport and a [carbon border adjustment mechanism](/drivers/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism), and was largely adopted in the following years.

## People

- Frans Timmermans: https://factrail.ai/people/frans-timmermans

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://alternative-fuels-observatory.ec.europa.eu/markets-and-policy/policy-support/european-policies-and-legislation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fit_for_55
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Green_Deal

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/env-fact-eu-fit-for-55-package-2021