The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has published a comprehensive study to date of progress on the EU’s Green Deal which was launched five years ago. The Green Deal aims at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, reaching climate neutrality by 2050, and at a resource-efficient economy. It builds on supporting measures across sectors covering energy, transport, circular economy, agriculture and food, ecosystems and biodiversity, water, soil and air pollution.
The JRC study identifies 154 binding and non-binding targets that make up the Green Deal and provides a snapshot of the progress in achieving them, based on available knowledge and data, and broken down into seven thematic areas: climate ambition; clean, affordable, and secure energy; circular economy; sustainable and smart mobility; greening the common agricultural policy and the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy; preserving and protecting biodiversity; and advancing towards zero pollution for a toxic-free environment.