Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the importance to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the RRF contributes to the mainstreaming of climate action and environmental sustainability. To that end, the measures supported by the RRF should contribute to the green transition, including biodiversity. Member States have put forward reforms and investments in green technologies and capacities, including in sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change adaptation, circular economy, and biodiversity.
Beyond a general requirement to contribute to the green transition pillar, each Member State must dedicate at least 37% of its recovery and resilience plan’s total allocation to measures contributing to climate objectives.
Each recovery and resilience plan has to dedicate at least 37% of the plan’s total allocation to climate objectives. To this end, the plans had to specify and justify to what extent each measure contributes fully (100%), partly (40%) or has no impact (0%) on climate objectives, using Annex VI of the RRF Regulation. Combining the coefficients with the cost estimates of each measure allows assessing to what degree the plan contributes to climate objectives and whether it meets the 37% target. Click here for more information on the methodology for climate tracking under the Facility.
This chart shows a breakdown of the estimated contribution to the policy pillar according to a list of policy areas established by the European Commission. The percentage relates to the overall share of the plan tagged under this policy pillar. Click here for more information on the pillar tagging methodology
Please note that the contribution to the green transition pillar is higher than the contribution to climate objectives as defined in Annex VI of the RRF Regulation, since methodologies differ. The differences arise mainly because all covered measures are considered to contribute with 100% of their estimated cost to the pillar, while some contribute only with 40% of their estimated cost to the climate objectives as defined in Annex VI of the Regulation. In addition, the green transition pillar also includes coefficients for environmental objectives that are wider than climate objectives as per Annex VI of the RRF Regulation.
This graph displays the overall number of milestones and targets, divided between reforms and investments.
This graph displays the share of fulfilled milestones and targets. A milestone or target is fulfilled once a Member State has provided the evidence to the Commission that it has completed the milestone or target and the Commission has assessed it positively in an implementing decision.
The Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2106 setting out the common indicators of the RRF entered into force on 2 December 2021. Member States first reported on the common indicators in February 2022.
