Czechia ‘unambitious’ climate laggard according to Commission assessment
December 3, 2020
In October, the Commission a comprehensive assessment of all NECPs that were submitted by Member States earlier in the year. The plans should outline the pathway to achieving the EU’s collective goal of a 40 per cent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels) by increasing the share of renewables and improving energy efficiency.
In emerging Europe, the public have been frozen out of green recovery plan consultations
December 1, 2020
Shadowy spending of pandemic funds could dash EU hopes for a green recovery, says a new report.
Titkolják a közép-európai országok az EU-támogatások elköltését
November 30, 2020
Összesen 671 milliárd eurót oszt szét a tagállamok között ez Európai Unió annak érdekében, hogy a tagországok egy fenntarthatóbb gazdaságot építsenek fel a koronavírus által okozott visszaesés után. (A csomag részleteiről ebben a cikkünkben írtunk részletesen.) De a közép- és kelet-európai országok vezetői szinte semmilyen információt nem adnak erről saját polgáraiknak.
Campaigners in EU’s east raise doubts over ‘green’ recovery
November 30, 2020
Many eastern and central European member states are refusing to consult publicly on how they plan to use money available under the EU’s pandemic recovery fund, raising fears that billions of euros will be channeled to fossil fuel companies.
See No Evil
November 30, 2020
How a lack of transparency could dash EU hopes for a green pandemic recovery
Shadowy spending of pandemic funds could dash EU hopes for a green recovery
November 30, 2020
Member States in central and eastern Europe have provided next to no information about how they intend to spend from the 671 billion euros Recovery and Resilience Facility, a new fund aimed at helping build back better economies in support of the European Green Deal, finds a report from CEE Bankwatch Network.
Romanian parliament prepares to reject EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030
November 27, 2020
The strategy is one of the pillars of the European Green Deal and an additional strategic support for the green recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Victory in Parliament: a green agenda placed at the heart of Europe’s recovery
October 20, 2020
The Environment Committee paves the way for a green and sustainable recovery by applying stricter criteria for all new investments in fossil fuels.
A dozen governments back 55% emissions cut by 2030, but divisions remain
October 15, 2020
Source: A dozen governments back 55% emissions cut by 2030, but divisions remain
Eastern Europe climate plans struggle to keep pace with EU’s green ambitions
October 15, 2020
Brussels – An in-depth assessment published yesterday [1] by the European Commission of the 27 EU states’ National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) highlights the growing gap between what eastern members’ plan and the ambitious targets set in the European Green Deal.
