Estonia’s ruling coalition plans to pass a new climate law before the parliamentary elections due in March 2027, the Minister of Energy and the Environment, Andres Sutt, announced, ERR reports. Prime Minister Kristen Michal expects the parliament, the Riigikogu, to begin discussing the draft law before summer 2026 and approve the legislation in autumn 2026. Sutt expects the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDE) to support the draft bill as well. Earlier, several coalition and opposition MPs estimated that the law would not be adopted before the elections due to lack of time, ERR reported. The new law targets reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 9% by 2030, by 29% by 2035, and by 51% by 2040, compared to 2022. The draft law no longer includes sector-based emissions reduction targets. Local governments will have to draw up energy and climate plans, which they must update regularly, and the state will have to avoid investing in fossil fuels. The law sets the goal for climate neutrality at 2050.
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