EU climate and energy targets

2020 targets have been achieved, but little indication that actions to reach the 2030 targets will be sufficient. The EU achieved its 2020 climate and energy targets, but some member states did not contribute as expected to the targets. The European Commission did not assess whether the EU had reached its targets as a result of its policies rather than as a result of external factors, such as the 2009 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Energy and Climate Plans NECP lack data on investment needs and funding sources to assess whether such plans are a sound basis […]