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REPORT: Mind the NECP Gap – Main findings on ambition and implementation gaps from the latest NECPs
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...
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JOINT BRIEFING: Good Practices on Climate Action and Energy Transition at Local Level
This briefing, published by the Together for 1.5 consortium the 5th of December, highlights the wide diversity of local actions on climate and energy that local authorities may develop in their territories, as well as the similarities between sectoral measures put in place in different Member States to curb energy use and GHG emissions, which allows to replicate or adapt best practices in other EU territories, while ensuring the protection of nature and strengthening socio-economic aspects.
PRESS RELEASE: Updated CAN Europe tracking tool on National Energy and Climate Plans exposes gaps
CAN Europe updated its National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) Tracker tool which compares national climate and energy commitments with EU 2030 targets and benchmarks, as well as with actual emission reductions and energy transition taking place at country level. The tool reveals that climate and energy ambition is insufficient and action on the ground is not happening at the required pace...
NECP Tracker Update: EU Climate Goals at Risk Due to Ambition Gaps and Delays
A summary of key findings related to the 2024 edition of the NECP tracker (a more detailed assessment is available in the briefing). Significant differences exist between Member States covered by the tool, in terms of trends and contexts, but also in terms of quality and availability of national data
REPORT: Mind the NECP Gap – Main findings on ambition and implementation gaps from the latest NECPs
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...
Letter to European Ministers for Energy ahead of Informal Energy Council
Ahead of the Informal Energy Council on 16 July 2024, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe has written to Europe’s Ministers for Energy regarding the upcoming key priority areas of the Hungarian presidency. The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU will focus on key topics such as the National Energy and Climate Plans, electricity systems, and competitiveness. It is crucial that the policies and measures are set in a participatory, sustainable, and just way towards a fossil-free, socially just and climate neutral European Union.
PRESS RELEASE: National Energy and Climate Plans for European countries WANTED
Tomorrow, 30 June, marks the official deadline for EU countries to submit their updated final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission. These plans will reveal their new contributions to the EU 2030 climate and energy targets and the policies that lead there. As of now, unless there is a massive last-minute submission tomorrow, many countries will not respect this deadline...
Reality Check: Final NECPs to Reveal Genuine Climate Action
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.
LETTER to the European Commission: update long-term strategies and issue guidance for Member States
We as signatory organisations to this letter ask you to invite and encourage Member States to update their national long-term strategies, and to provide guidance to them on how best to do so. We also ask you to prepare an update to the EU’s own Long Term Strategy, for submission to the UNFCCC...
Fossil fuels subsidies phase out in the draft NECPs – Where are we at?
Member States are required under the Governance regulation 2018/1999 to report all their energy subsidies and the phasing out plans of all fossil fuel subsidies in their respective National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). In particular the final NECPs should fulfill what is reported in section 3.1.3. (iv) of the regulation: “Where applicable, national policies...
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