On Monday 3 August 2026, local non-profit organisation Mouvement Ecologique expressed concern over Luxembourg's provisional 2025 CO₂ emissions assessment, arguing that the country's climate targets are currently being met only because of emission reductions in the transport sector, while progress in other sectors remains insufficient.
In a statement, the organisation referred to the provisional emissions assessment published by Luxembourg's Ministry of the Environment on Friday 31 July 2026. While acknowledging that Luxembourg had achieved its 2025 emission reduction target, Mouvement Ecologique argued that this was only possible because the transport sector had exceeded its reduction target and compensated for the lack of progress elsewhere.
According to the organisation, emissions in the residential and tertiary buildings sector have increased again, with the 2025 target exceeded by 25.9%. It added that emissions in the industrial sector remain 31.4% above the target, despite a slight decline, while emissions from agriculture and forestry are also showing an upward trend.
Mouvement Ecologique argued that Luxembourg remains far from achieving its medium- and long-term decarbonisation objectives and stressed that all sectors must reduce CO₂ emissions rather than relying on the transport sector to offset shortcomings elsewhere.
The organisation also criticised the removal of provisions from Luxembourg's climate legislation that would have required corrective measures if an individual sector failed to meet its emission reduction targets. It argued that allowing one sector to compensate for another represented a "serious mistake".
Referring to Luxembourg's National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC), Mouvement Ecologique noted that 70% of new vehicle registrations in 2026 would need to be fully electric to meet the country's climate objectives. However, it added that electric vehicles accounted for only 30% of new registrations by May 2026.
The organisation further warned that the government's proposed tax incentives for plug-in hybrid company cars and recent Tripartite decisions, which it said could encourage fuel tourism, may reduce the transport sector's ability to compensate for insufficient emission reductions in other sectors.
Concluding its statement, Mouvement Ecologique argued that Luxembourg's current climate policy had failed to deliver the necessary transition in the buildings, industrial and other sectors, and called for stronger climate policies to address the country's long-term emission reduction objectives.
