Climate action and clean energy

Key developments

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   EU environment tracker 2024—climate action, energy, and emissions—this tracker tool covers key new and upcoming EU legislation and consultations linked to the EU’s climate action and emissions reduction targets. The EU has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to and beyond 2030 with the ultimate aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. These emissions targets have driven rapid developments in recent energy and environmental policy and legislation, including the launch of the European Green Deal and the enactment of the European Climate Law. To review legal developments from 2023, see Practice Note: EU environment tracker 2023—climate action, energy, and emissions [Archived]

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   The European Green Deal—tracker—tracks policy developments at the EU level under the European Green Deal, the European Commission's roadmap for moving to a sustainable economy, central to which is the commitment to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The Green Deal forms the basis of EU actions to tackle the risk of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and pollution. This tracker provides an overview on the background to the European Green Deal