Since the objectives of this Regulation, in particular to lay down obligations on Member States with respect to their minimum contributions for the period from 2021 to 2030 to fulfilling the Union’s target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and to contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Ós rud é nach féidir leis na Ballstáit cuspóirí an Rialacháin seo, go háirithe oibleagáidí a leagan síos ar na Ballstáit maidir leis an rannchuidiú is íosta uatha don tréimhse ó 2021 go 2030 chun sprioc an Aontais a chomhlíonadh maidir le hastaíochtaí gas ceaptha teasa a laghdú agus rannchuidiú chun cuspóirí Chomhaontú Pháras a bhaint amach, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach agus, de bharr a fhairsinge agus a éifeachtaí, gur fearr is féidir iad a ghnóthú ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta a leagtar amach in Airteagal 5 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach.