Understanding Potential Pathways towards Net-zero

Publication: Infographic
Citation: Ecologic Institute and Noble Studio 2022: Understanding potential pathways towards net-zero. Infographic. In: Velten, Eike Karola et al.: Charting a path to net zero: An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU.

All EU member states should be clear on the role of emission reductions and removals, and ideally include specific long-term reduction and removal targets. LTSs should provide information about when and how these reductions and removals will be realised. This means strategies must include a description of pathways, including interim targets, to paint a clear picture of what needs to happen in the short- and longer term. This infographic visualizes different pathways of long-term strategies. It's part of the report "Charting a Path to Net Zero. An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU." The report presents the findings from an assessment of 22 long-term strategies (LTSs) of the EU Member States available as of March 2022. It is complemented by a briefing that summarizes the key findings and recommendations.

The infographic has been developed by Ecologic Institute and Noble Studio on behalf of the European Climate Foundation.

Charting a Path to Net Zero: Country specific information

Year 2023

Publication:Infographic

This infographic visualizes the proposed three-step process (preparation, implementation, monitoring) for EU member states to strengthen LTS relevance for net-zero. It's part of the report "Charting a Path to Net Zero. An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU." The report presents the findings from an assessment of 22 long-term strategies (LTSs) of the EU Member States available as of March 2022. It is complemented by a briefing that summarizes the key findings and recommendations.

Enhancing LTS Relevance for Net-zero

Year 2022

Publication:Infographic

Preparing and then adopting a robust and sufficiently detailed long-term climate strategy is a crucial step. These strategies should include pathways that identify the necessary changes in the main emitting sectors and the economy as a whole. The plans need to take into consideration the specific national starting conditions and include economic, technical and social aspects, as well as other long-term objectives (e.g., adaptation needs or biodiversity goals). This infographic shows puzzle pieces that should be considered when developing strategies for moving toward net-zero emissions.

Puzzle Pieces for Charting a Path to Net-zero Emissions

Year 2022

Event:Digital Event

All Member States have the same obligation to produce national LTSs under EU law. A team of researchers has now analysed the state of these documents and their relevance in national policy-making for the first time across the EU. This event presents the most important insights from this analysis and seeks to start a conversation with all relevant stakeholders on how to improve their effective use.

Resilient Pathways to Climate Neutrality

Lessons from Member States' long-term climate strategies

10 November 2022
online

Publication:Report

This report presents the findings from an assessment of 22 long-term strategies (LTSs) of the EU Member States available as of March 2022. It is complemented by a briefing that summarizes the key findings and recommendations. The analysis looked at two distinct qualities of strategies: the vision of a low-emission future represented in the pathways and projections of the LTS as well as the preparation and use of the strategy as a tool to guide policy decisions, in other words its relevance in national climate policy.

Charting a Path to Net Zero

An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU

Year 2022

Publication:Document

first page of the summary "CHARTING A PATH TO NET ZERO: AN ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL LONG-TERM STRATEGIES IN THE EU"

This summary distils the insights from the technical report "Charting a Path to Net Zero: An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU" commissioned by the European Climate Foundation and written by Ecologic Institute. It summarizes the key findings and recommendations from an assessment of 22 long-term strategies (LTSs) of EU Member States available as of March 2022. The summary and the full technical report are available for download.

Charting a Path to Net Zero – Summary

An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU

Year 2022

Project

Reaching climate neutrality by 2050 in the EU requires strong policy making and monitoring to ensure all areas of the European economy get and remain on track. Over two years (2021-2022) Ecologic Institute completed several related research projects and policy assessments on the functioning and fitness of EU climate policy for a net-zero future. These included a first-of-its-kind assessment of the substance of national long-term strategies (LTS), a scoping paper for an EU Carbon Dioxide Removal strategy, the creation of a Climate Framework Laws Info-Matrix as a new resource to document the substance and status of these legislative instruments across Europe, and a net-zero scorecard as proof of concept for a net-zero monitoring framework developed under a previous project.

Assessments Supporting EU Progress towards Climate Neutrality

Pieces of analysis on the functioning and fitness of EU climate policy for a net-zero future.

Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

Language: English
Credits: Contents: Eike Karola Velten, Matthias Duwe (Ecologic Institute)
Concept and graphic design: Noble Studio
Funding: European Climate Foundation (ECF), International
Published in: Charting a Path to Net Zero. An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU
Published by: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Year: 2022
Project: Assessments Supporting EU Progress towards Climate Neutrality
Project ID: 50058
Keywords: Climate

Energy

EU

Governance

National long-term strategies, LTS, governance, planning, net-zero, climate neutrality, elements for climate neutrality, long-term vision, relevance, NECPs, National Energy and Climate Plans, EU Member States

Europe

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PublicationInfographicEnhancing LTS Relevance for Net-zero

Enhancing LTS relevance for net-zero.

Ecologic Institute and Noble Studio 2022: Enhancing LTS relevance for net-zero. Infographic. In: Velten, Eike Karola et al.: Charting a path to net zero: An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU.

PublicationInfographicPuzzle Pieces for Charting a Path to Net-zero Emissions

Puzzle pieces for charting a path to net-zero emissions.

Ecologic Institute and Noble Studio 2022: Puzzle pieces for charting a path to net-zero emissions. Infographic. In: Velten, Eike Karola et al.: Charting a path to net-zero: An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU.

PublicationReportCharting a Path to Net Zero

Velten, Eike Karola, Nick Evans, Deyana Spasova, Matthias Duwe, Ramiro de la Vega, Laurens Duin, and Harrison Branner (2022): Charting a path to net zero: An assessment of national long-term strategies in the EU. Ecologic Institute, Berlin.