As part of our project with the BlueLink Foundation, ECCO, and the Ecologic Institute, we aimed to improve the public consultations required for National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs).

We developed a methodology to evaluate how well the just transition aspects were addressed in the updated NECPs.

Most countries submitted their NECPs with a significant delay. Preliminary versions of the NECPs were due by the end of June 2023, but none of the countries we analysed met the deadline. For example, Germanysubmitted their plan in November 2023.

As a result, we only published our analysis of the preliminary plans for Germany, Bulgaria, Italy and Poland in spring 2024. These studies can be found on our website at the following link.

The final versions of the documents were due by June 30, 2024. Several countries presented updated plans, but apart from Italy, none of them met the deadline again. Poland only reeased its plan in October 2024.

With the publication of Poland’s updated NECP, the Ministry of Climate and Environment launched consultations on the full version of the document. Unlike the March version, which outlined a basic energy transition scenario (with existing measures - WEM), the new draft includes more ambitious plan (with additional measures - WAM). As part of our review, we will assess whether European governments have considered feedback from public consultations. We will also check whether the European Commission's recommendationswere included.

With the final NECPs now available, we are able to compare earlier analyses and recommendations with the final results. You can read the comparative reports available below.