02/07/2020
The Commission committed to spending at least
20 % of the 2014-2020 EU budget on climate
action by integrating climate-related spending
into all EU policies. This target rose to 25 % for
2021-2027. Tracking climate spending allows
the Commission to assess whether it is meeting
this target. Building on our previous work on
the subject, this paper reviews the methodology
for tracking climate spending in the EU budget,
discusses the progress made towards the target
and looks ahead to the post-2020 period. The
review questions some of the Commission’s
assumptions and flags up the risk of overstating
climate spending. It outlines the improvements
made in current legislative proposals, but
indicates that methodological flaws and
challenges remain.
Review No 01/2020: Tracking climate spending in the EU budget
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