Concerns: The draft Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework

ClientEarth and other NGOs argue that the draft Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) risks undermining the EU's climate goals due to a lack of mandatory green conditionalities, inconsistencies with the Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (CEEAG), and a lack of transparency and public consultation.

• The TCTF fails to impose mandatory environmental protection requirements, instead only inviting Member States to set such requirements under sections 2.4 and 2.8. The authors note that few Member States have actually included such conditionality in previous decisions based on section 2.4 of the TCTF.
• There are significant inconsistencies between the TCTF and the CEEAG, particularly regarding aid for renewable energy and industrial decarbonisation, which are set to run in parallel until 31 December 2025. These inconsistencies include more lenient conditions for renewable energy aid under the TCTF, a fast-track approval process that bypasses in-depth compatibility assessments, and a funding gap calculation method that risks overcompensation.
• The authors criticise the lack of transparency and public consultation regarding the TCTF, noting that the Commission has only consulted Member States despite the framework's broad scope and the potential for large aid amounts to be granted.

APA

Weiss, A., Martin, M., Martinelli, C., Stauffer, A., & Yada, J. (2023). Concerns: The draft Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework. ClientEarth. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ko4bcmks/open-letter-on-the-draft-state-aid-temporary-crisis-and-transition-framework-need-for-a-stricter-environmental-approach-more-consistency-and-increased-transparency.pdf

Chicago

Weiss, Adam, Mark Martin, Chiara Martinelli, Anne Stauffer, and Jurei Yada. Concerns: The draft Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework. ClientEarth, 2023. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ko4bcmks/open-letter-on-the-draft-state-aid-temporary-crisis-and-transition-framework-need-for-a-stricter-environmental-approach-more-consistency-and-increased-transparency.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{weiss2023concerns, author = {Weiss, Adam and Martin, Mark and Martinelli, Chiara and Stauffer, Anne and Yada, Jurei}, title = {{Concerns: The draft Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/ko4bcmks/open-letter-on-the-draft-state-aid-temporary-crisis-and-transition-framework-need-for-a-stricter-environmental-approach-more-consistency-and-increased-transparency.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }