Flagship Report: State of EU progress to climate neutrality. An indicator-based assessment across 13 building blocks for a climate neutral future.

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Table of Contents

• Flagship Report:State of EU progressto climate neutrality 1
• Contents 3
• Summary 5
• 1 Introduction 10
• 1.1 Progress monitoring as a tool for managing the EU’s transition 10
• 1.2 Objective and approach of this report 13
• 2 EU progress towards climate neutrality 15
• 2.1 Still too slow overall 15
• 2.2 Individual indicators show progress in important areas 19
• 2.3 Beyond data points: policy context 24
• 2.4 Key trends in cross-cutting drivers of the transition 27
• Excursion 1: A closer look at progress in four enablers towards a climate neutral future 32
• Excursion 2: Data availability under the emission curve 35
• 3 Key takeaways and policy implications 36
• 3.1 The state of the transition 36
• 3.2 Actions for 2024–2029 EU policy 37
• 3.3 An official EU transition monitoring 42
• 4 Progress of 13building blockstowards a climateneutral future 43
• 4.1 Electricity 46
• 4.2 Mobility 53
• 4.3 Industry 60
• 4.4 Buildings 67
• 4.5 Agrifood 74
• 4.6 Carbon Dioxide Removal 81
• 4.7 Lifestyles 88
• 4.8 Clean technologies 95
• 4.9 Finance 102
• 4.10 Just and Inclusive Transition 109
• 4.11 Governance 116
• 4.12 Adaptation 125
• 4.13 External Action 132
• 5 A closer look at progress in four enablers towards a climate neutral future 138
• 5.1 Implementing zero emission transport 139
• 5.2 Storing more carbon in trees 149
• 5.3 Channelling public funds away from fossil fuels 157
• 5.4 Creating job opportunities 163
• 6 Research approach 172
• 6.1 The indicator-based framework 172
• 6.2 The progress check 175
• 6.3 Changes to the framework compared to the last year’s report 177
• 7 References 182
• 8 Indexes 198