Clean Air Task Force calls for overhaul of action plans with many countries, including Germany and France, missing drafts deadline
European countries must bridge the vast “planning gap” between their climate targets and action plans, according to a report.
from CATF, lead author of the report. Governments have a “one-time opportunity to really take their planning endeavours more seriously, which they haven’t done in the past”. A spokesperson for the European Commission said it was working closely with the member states to ensure timely submission of their plans, and will issue an assessment of them by the end of the year.
Since then, Russia has invaded Ukraine, sending gas prices soaring and sparking a continental push to boost energy security, while the US has passed a landmark climate bill that has spurred a global race to support clean technologies. Only a handful of countries met the EU deadline for the next round of NECPs at the end of June and as of mid-September just 15 of the 27 member states have submitted a draft.
Member states have also seen a shift in priorities at home. Germany, for instance, was ordered by its constitutional court in 2021 to update its climate law because of provisions that “irreversibly offload major emission reduction burdens on to periods after 2030”.
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