| Title |
Investigating European Union Decarbonization Strategies: Evaluating the Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2050 |
| ID_Doc |
63201 |
| Authors |
Perissi, I; Jones, A |
| Title |
Investigating European Union Decarbonization Strategies: Evaluating the Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2050 |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 14, 8 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su14084728 |
| Abstract |
Despite the rich and extensive documentation provided by European Member States and the European Commission in describing National Energy and Climates Plans and Long-Term Strategy plans, it is still very difficult to evaluate where and how the European Union as a whole has positioned itself on the path to achieving the Green Deal objectives, named the Fit 55% package in 2030 and the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2050. This research aims to fill this gap, proposing a simple but exhaustive semantic scaling methodology that allows, for the first time, a quantitative evaluation of the quality of the National Plans based on European Commission assessments to measure their compliance with the European Green Deal objectives. Results show that Member States have more clearly set the Green Deal targets than the actions to deliver against those targets. Actions, in term of nationals policies and funds administration, are still immature and partially addressed. |
| Author Keywords |
semantic scale; National Energy and Climate Plans; Green Deal; net zero; policy review; Long-Term Strategy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000786799100001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/8/4728/pdf?version=1650358769
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