A study by Farm Europe has recently suggested that the draft 10-year National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of the EU member states risk being ineffective because they lack a calculation method on the cost-effectiveness of the proposals.
The deadline to submit the plans is the end of the year and the authors of the report warn that none of the drafted NECP plans provide specific figures on how much the proposed measures will cost, which will directly impact the society as well as Europe’s climate objectives when it comes to transport.
The revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) offers a variety of measures to decarbonise transport, ranging from electrification to conventional, advanced biofuels and hydrogen.
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Study: No EU country has calculated transport decarbonisation costs
The EU risks missing its target to decarbonise transport by 2030, as in the current draft plans of member states, there is no cost-effectiveness calculation of the different proposed measures, a study has found.
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Expert: Commission should expose weaknesses in national transport decarbonisation plans
The European Commission should ask member states to provide cost assessments of carbon abatement in their transport decarbonisation plans, but also to compare "alternative paths to decarbonisation" and look beyond Europe for inspiration, an international expert on agricultural issues told EURACTIV.com.
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Do NECPs from the 28 Member States meet EU transport decarbonisation targets?
The recently-published study by Farm Europe aims to contribute to the discussion on the state of the draft NECPs from the perspective of the transport sector.