On Monday, 31 March, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, a network of NGOs, published an analysis of 12 EU Member States’ national energy and climate plans (NECPs). These plans, which are mandatory under the ‘European Green Deal’, must detail the national trajectories to achieve Europe’s climate and energy objectives.
However, the report reiterates that five countries (Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Poland, and Slovakia) have not yet submitted their updated NECPs, which is having...