The European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed several lawsuits filed by Poland against central parts of the EU climate package. The Court ruled in its decision announced on Thursday that the challenged legal acts are predominantly related to the Union’s environmental policy and do not primarily concern the energy supply of the member states. The Court also dismissed Poland’s arguments that the legal acts violate the principle of energy solidarity and proportionality. The principle of energy solidarity only applies to legal acts pertaining to the energy sector, and the challenged measures were not obviously unsuitable for achieving the intended goals. The accusation of unequal treatment was also rejected because the differences were based on objective circumstances. The legislative package aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55 percent compared to 1990 levels by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Poland had sought the nullification of several regulations and directives that tighten emission standards for vehicles and introduce a CO2 border adjustment system, among others. Poland had argued that the rules interfered with the country’s energy supply.
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