EC urges Poland to announce climate policy strategy
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The European Commission has decided to issue a letter of formal notice to Poland over its failure to notify its national long-term strategies under EU Regulation 2018/1999 on energy and climate issues.
"Stable long-term strategies are key to achieving the needed economic transformation and broader sustainable development goals, as well as acceding to the long-term climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement," the communication reads.
The Commission recalls that at the EU level in 2019. The Union has finalized its long-term strategy to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. In European climate law, the EU has set a climate neutrality target in legislation and a clear interim target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
The Energy Union Governance Regulation sets out a process for the Member States to prepare their first long-term strategies by January 1, 2020, with a time horizon of at least 30 years, followed by new strategies every 10 years thereafter.
To date, Poland has not submitted such a strategy – as have Bulgaria, Ireland, and Romania, which have also been called to account.
