A European Climate Law

Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

A European Climate Law

Analysis of the European Commission proposal

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Citation: Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2020: A European Climate Law. Analysis of the European Commission proposal. Ecologic Institute: Berlin.

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Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Head, International and European Governance

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Measuring Progress towards Climate Neutrality

How net zero indicators can improve planning and reporting in EU climate policy

Year 2021

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Cover of Part I of the Report 'Measuring Progress Towards Climate Neutrality'

Achieving climate neutrality requires structural changes to our society and economic system. Ecologic Institute and IDDRI developed an assessment framework based on eleven elements with indicators to measure the progress towards climate neutrality, and proposed ways to integrate this framework into existing EU policy processes.

Measuring Progress towards Climate Neutrality – Part I

Assessing structural change through net zero indicators

Year 2021

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Achieving climate neutrality requires structural changes to our economic system, with solutions that work across sectors. Ecologic Institute has developed an assessment matrix based on net zero indicators that can measure climate neutrality, and proposes ways to integrate this framework into existing EU policy processes.

Measuring Progress towards Climate Neutrality – Part II

Integrating indicators in EU governance processes

Year 2021

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How well is the EU doing in its pursuit of climate neutrality by 2050? Are national long-term strategies and national energy and climate plans up to the task? Are the recovery efforts in line with this goal? Across EU policy, a range of processes are in the process of developing methods to assess progress towards climate neutrality – but there is no integrated set of "net zero indicators" being developed to do the job. And simple greenhouse gas emission data is not enough to judge whether the necessary transition is happening "under the hood" of Europe's economic sectors.

Measuring Progress towards Climate Neutrality

How net zero indicators can improve planning and reporting in EU climate policy

24 June 2021
online

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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2020: Proposal for a European Climate Law – Suggestions for Amendments. Ecologic Institute: Berlin.

Proposal for a European Climate Law – Suggestions for Amendments

Year 2020

Event:Discussion

On 4 March 2020 the European Commission published its proposal for a European climate law. The present Commission proposal raises a number of questions, such as what steering effect can the long-term orientation really achieve or will the climate law effectively close existing gaps in the processes of EU climate policy? Together with experts, we have further explored these questions.

What are the Perks and Shortcomings of the Proposed EU Climate Law? – Expert talk on climate neutrality in the EU

23 March 2020
Berlin, Germany

Project

With the adoption of the European Green Deal as a new overarching EU strategy, climate policy goals have officially become integrated across EU policy as a whole. The goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050 is at the heart of the European Green Deal – but how will it be operationalized? This project brings together IDDRI, ECF and Ecologic Institute in their aim to enhance transparency of progress towards the net-zero goal and improving long-term climate governance.

Implementing the European Green Deal

Progress monitoring, the EU Climate Law and long-term strategies

Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf
Funding: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Year: 2020
Dimension: 16 pp.
Project ID: 60001
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Summary
1 Background
2 The European Climate Law – on the road to climate neutrality?
2.1 A new long-term target for the EU (Articles 1 and 2)
2.2 Interim targets for the EU (Article 2)
2.3 Trajectory for achieving climate neutrality (Article 3)
2.4 Compliance (Articles 5 and 6)
2.5 Policy Consistency (Articles 5 and 6)
2.6 Public Participation (Article 8)
3 Which elements are missing?
3.1 Independent scientific advisory body
3.2 Quantified EU emission budget until 2050
3.3 Specifying sinks, priority for restoring natural sinks
3.4 Review the 2050 target and the EU Long-Term Strategy
Keywords: Climate

Environmental Law – Ecologic Legal

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Climate law, climate rules, climate policy, EU, European Union, Carbon neutral, climate neutral, renewable energies, energy efficiency, transformation, decarbonisation, Paris Agreement, European Parliament, European Commission, legislation, legal acts, legal text, CO2 footprint, climate target, governance regulation, energy union

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assessment, analysis

European Climate Law – Ecologic Institute assesses the Commission's proposal and suggests amendments

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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2020: Proposal for a European Climate Law – Suggestions for Amendments. Ecologic Institute: Berlin.

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