The Together for 1.5 consortium is launching its final NECPs assessment report: EU climate goals at risk - NECPs' ambitious implementation must close the gaps that includes a full set of recommendations and country-by-country profiles of the 16 NECPs assessed: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.
Addressing the social dimension of climate action is no longer optional. By aligning climate, energy and social policies more effectively, the EU can pave the way for a fair and just transition that benefits all citizens, leaving no one behind.
A new CAN Europe report looked into 12 National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and reveals that most of them urgently need to align targets and benchmarks with coherent policies to at least reach the EU’s climate and energy goals.
The NECP tracker has a double function: on the one hand, it assesses the ambition of the latest available NECPs (i.e. either the draft or final updates) by comparing them with EU 2030 climate targets and energy benchmarks. On the other hand, it monitors whether national governments are implementing their old 2019 NECPs as planned...
On June 30, Member States have to submit the final revision of their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission. This deadline risks being neglected by the public discourse, as it falls in the aftermath of the EU elections and at a time when the buzz around them remains loud. It would be a mistake: this is one of the moments of truth for Europe’s commitment to climate action. Here’s why.
Most Member States have now submitted the draft updates of their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), and only a few months are left before they are required to submit their final NECP updates (30 June). This update is crucial for Member States to develop national plans that truly accelerate climate action and the energy transition across the EU already in this decade, while protecting people and the environment...
The new report “Paris Pact Payoff: Speeding up the green transition for socio-economic co-benefits”, brings convincing arguments that climate action is not just necessary, but economically rational. Protecting people and the planet from the devastating impacts of dangerous climate change is a moral duty, as well as a pragmatic choice.
The submitted draft NECP updates are inadequate not only to align with a 1.5°C compatible trajectory, but also to comply with minimum EU climate and energy requirements for 2030.
The report was done using the method of semi-structured interviews in the following countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, and Denmark, and the EU level.
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