ECNO provides an independent check on EU climate governance and monitoring through regular briefings and analyses.
In January 2024, a report analysing draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in regards to their transparency and internal consistency was released.
In a report published in January 2024, ECNO analysed the draft NECPs of five EU Member States, reviewing the plans' completeness, transparency and internal consistency.
National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) represent an opportunity for EU Member States to chart their next steps on the road to a net-zero economy by 2050.
The report found that the five analysed draft NECPs lack a sufficiently detailed and systemic view of all the proposed measures. This gives rise to a risk of inadequate infrastructure, shortages of key resources and ultimately not delivering the targets. The analysed plans all fall short on policy detail and transparency, and in many cases, this leads to inconsistencies.
A new cross-sector analysis of draft National Energy and Climate Plans reveals significant risks of inadequate infrastructure, resource shortages and failure to meet 2030 climate targets.
Read NowIn this briefing, ECNO reviews the Commission's first ever progress report on climate neutrality and proposes concrete next steps for setting up a monitoring system that is fit for purpose.
In its report, the Commission acknowledged the lack of depth in its current progress monitoring. Not checking the development of enabling conditions for the transition creates the risk that policymakers do not receive sufficiently actionable information to intervene where needed. The existing reporting system already delivers relevant information, but scattered across multiple reports.