Last call for Europe’s climate plans: EU countries’ final submission for 2030 goals nears

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) asserts that current draft National energy and climate plans (NECPs) are insufficient for meeting the EU's 2030 targets. The organization calls for Member States to adopt technology-neutral strategies, increase financial transparency, and provide detailed roadmaps for carbon capture, methane mitigation, and nuclear energy before the June 30, 2024, submission deadline.

• Current draft NECPs are considered inadequate for reaching 2030 goals, with projected net greenhouse gas emissions for 2030 estimated at 51% lower than 1990 levels, which is 4 percentage points short of the 55% target established by the Climate Law.
• The EU is not currently on track to meet its 2030 net removal target, with projected removals of -239 to -260 Mt CO2-eq falling short of the target by approximately 50-70 Mt CO2-eq.
• Member States are urged to move beyond a narrow focus on wind and solar to a technology-neutral strategy that includes zero-carbon fuels, carbon capture and storage (CCS), advanced nuclear, and superhot rock geothermal to ensure cost-efficient decarbonisation.
• There are significant gaps in the draft NECPs regarding the implementation of specific technologies: CCS plans lack details on annual capture volumes and transport; methane strategies lack sectoral targets and financing plans; and nuclear plans lack granularity on financing and workforce training for small modular reactors (SMRs).
• The document highlights a lack of financial transparency and investment assessments in the draft plans, as well as insufficient public and stakeholder consultation as required by the Aarhus Convention and the Governance Regulation.

APA

Castañer, A. M. (2024). Last call for Europe’s climate plans: EU countries’ final submission for 2030 goals nears. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2024/06/last-call-europes-climate-plans-eu-countries-final-submission-2030-goals-nears/

Chicago

Castañer, Alejandra Muñoz. Last call for Europe’s climate plans: EU countries’ final submission for 2030 goals nears. Clean Air Task Force, 2024. https://www.catf.us/2024/06/last-call-europes-climate-plans-eu-countries-final-submission-2030-goals-nears/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{castaer2024last, author = {Castañer, Alejandra Muñoz}, title = {{Last call for Europe’s climate plans: EU countries’ final submission for 2030 goals nears}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.catf.us/2024/06/last-call-europes-climate-plans-eu-countries-final-submission-2030-goals-nears/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }