Research for REGI Committee-Cohesion Policy and Climate Change
This study provides an assessment of how EU Cohesion Policy currently contributes and can contribute in the future to the attainment of the goals of EU Climate Policy. It explains how much of the budget goes to climate action and to what kind of initiatives across EU regions. It also discusses the obligations from the Paris Agreement, the role of Cohesion Policy within the European Green Deal and the impact of phasing out fossil fuels. Policy recommendations for strengthening climate action financed by Cohesion Policy are set out.
Study
Executive summary
Annex 1
External author
Project leader: Andrea Ciffolilli (Ismeri Europa) Research team: Paolo Antonelli, Elisa Anna di Palma and Giorgia Pichini (Ismeri Europa), João Telha and Goncalo Caetano (CEDRU).
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Policy area
Keyword
- climate change
- Cohesion Fund
- deterioration of the environment
- economic and social cohesion
- economic instrument for the environment
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- ENERGY
- energy policy
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- EU environmental policy
- EU finance
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- FINANCE
- financing and investment
- fossil fuel
- investment
- reduction of gas emissions
- renewable energy
- soft energy
- sustainable development