This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union’s transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key sectors such as climate, energy, circular economy, transport, agriculture and food, ecosystems and biodiversity, water, soil and air pollution.
The study shows that significant achievement has been delivered so far but progress needs to accelerate in many areas. As of mid-2024, 32 of the 154 targets are currently “on track” and 64 are identified as “acceleration needed” meaning that more progress is needed to meet the targets on time. Furthermore, 15 of the targets are found to be “not progressing” or “regressing”, and for 43 of the targets no data is currently available. The timing of the binding policies, most of which have been recently agreed and are expected to deliver results in the coming years, is a significant factor influencing these assessments.
This report integrates all EGD actions and related policies, offering an assessment of the EU’s green transition based on robust data and science. It identifies priority areas for intensified efforts to meet short-term implementation goals and contribute to the long-term ambition of a sustainable, fair, just, and climate-neutral Europe by 2050. This collective work serves as a benchmarking tool, providing scientifically grounded guidance for future EU policies and programmes.
MARELLI Luisa;
TRANE Matteo;
BARBERO VIGNOLA Giulia;
GASTALDI Chiara;
GUERREIRO MIGUEL Mecia;
DELGADO CALLICÓ Laia;
BORCHARDT Steve;
MANCINI Lucia;
SANYE MENGUAL Esther;
GOURDON Thomas;
MARONI Michele;
GEORGAKAKI Aliki;
SEIGNEUR Isabelle;
M'BAREK Robert;
ACS Szvetlana;
LISTORTI Giulia;
BOSCO Simona;
CONTIPELLI Louisa;
DENTENER Frank;
DOWLING Paul;
GRASSI Giacomo;
KOROSUO Anu;
MANCA Giovanni;
MIGLIAVACCA Mirco;
SIKORA Przemyslaw;
WEITZEL Matthias;
ACOSTA IBORRA Beatriz;
ARRIGONI Alessandro;
BAVETTA Maurizio;
BERTOLDI Paolo;
BOLARD Julien;
BRAVO DIAZ Laura;
CARLSSON Johan;
CASTELLAZZI Luca;
DAGOSTINO Delia;
DELLA VALLE Nives;
DOLCI Francesco;
DUNLOP Ewan Duncan;
HIDALGO GONZALEZ Ignacio;
JAEGER WALDAU A.;
MADUTA Carmen;
MC GOVERN Lucie;
MELETIOU Alexis;
SZABO Sandor;
TAPOGLOU Evdokia;
TAYLOR Nigel;
TSEMEKIDI TZEIRANAK Sofia;
AMADEI Andrea;
ARDENTE Fulvio;
BOBBA Silvia;
BRUCHHAUSEN Matthias;
COELHO Fernando;
DE LAURENTIIS Valeria;
DELRE Antonio;
EDER Peter;
EGLE Lukas;
FOSTER Gillian;
CRISTOBAL GARCIA Jorge;
GAUDILLAT Pierre;
GEORGITZIKIS Konstantinos;
HUYGENS Dries;
LEBEDEVA Natalia;
MANFREDI Simone;
MATHIEUX Fabrice;
MAURY Thibaut;
OREFICE Martina;
PENNINGTON David;
PFRANG Andreas;
PIERRI Erika;
SAVEYN Hans;
SALA Serenella;
SPILIOTOPOULOS Christoforos;
TONINI Davide;
CIUFFO Biagio;
FONTARAS Georgios;
GROSSO Monica;
KRAUSE Jette;
LODI Chiara;
MAROTTA Alessandro;
MARTINI Giorgio;
SCARLAT Nicolae;
CAIVANO Arnaldo;
CATARINO Rui;
DE JONG Beyhan;
DRUON Jean-Noel;
GUERRERO Irene;
GURRIA Patricia;
LEITE Joao;
OLVEDY Michael;
PUERTA PINERO Carolina;
TÓTH Katalin;
WOLLGAST Jan;
ADDAMO Anna;
BARREDO Jose I.;
BOPP Stephanie;
CARDOSO Ana Cristina;
DUBOIS Gregoire;
LA NOTTE Alessandra;
MARANDO Federica;
NEUVILLE Aude;
ROBUCHON Marine;
PARACCHINI Maria Luisa;
JONES Arwyn;
PANAGOS Panos;
TAMBORRA Marialuisa;
VALLECILLO Sara;
VAN DER VELDE Marijn;
ASCHBERGER Karin;
ASTORGA-LLORENS Covadonga;
BELZ Susanne;
GAWLIK Bernd Manfred;
HELD Andrea;
LETTIERI Teresa;
PISONI Enrico;
PISTOCCHI Alberto;
RAUSCHER Hubert;
THUNIS Philippe;
WOJDA Piotr;
WORTH Andrew;
NEUWAHL Frederik;
BLACK Catriona;
CISTERNINO Stefano;
European Commission: Joint Research Centre, MARELLI, L., TRANE, M., BARBERO VIGNOLA, G., GASTALDI, C., GUERREIRO MIGUEL, M., DELGADO CALLICÓ, L., BORCHARDT, S., MANCINI, L., SANYE MENGUAL, E., GOURDON, T., MARONI, M., GEORGAKAKI, A., SEIGNEUR, I., M`BAREK, R., ACS, S., LISTORTI, G., BOSCO, S., CONTIPELLI, L., DENTENER, F., DOWLING, P., GRASSI, G., KOROSUO, A., MANCA, G., MIGLIAVACCA, M., SIKORA, P., WEITZEL, M., ACOSTA IBORRA, B., ARRIGONI, A., BAVETTA, M., BERTOLDI, P., BOLARD, J., BRAVO DIAZ, L., CARLSSON, J., CASTELLAZZI, L., DAGOSTINO, D., DELLA VALLE, N., DOLCI, F., DUNLOP, E.D., HIDALGO GONZALEZ, I., JAEGER WALDAU, A., MADUTA, C., MC GOVERN, L., MELETIOU, A., SZABO, S., TAPOGLOU, E., TAYLOR, N., TSEMEKIDI TZEIRANAK, S., AMADEI, A., ARDENTE, F., BOBBA, S., BRUCHHAUSEN, M., COELHO, F., DE LAURENTIIS, V., DELRE, A., EDER, P., EGLE, L., FOSTER, G., CRISTOBAL GARCIA, J., GAUDILLAT, P., GEORGITZIKIS, K., HUYGENS, D., LEBEDEVA, N., MANFREDI, S., MATHIEUX, F., MAURY, T., OREFICE, M., PENNINGTON, D., PFRANG, A., PIERRI, E., SAVEYN, H., SALA, S., SPILIOTOPOULOS, C., TONINI, D., CIUFFO, B., FONTARAS, G., GROSSO, M., KRAUSE, J., LODI, C., MAROTTA, A., MARTINI, G., SCARLAT, N., CAIVANO, A., CATARINO, R., DE JONG, B., DRUON, J.-N., GUERRERO, I., GURRIA, P., LEITE, J., OLVEDY, M., PUERTA PINERO, C., TÓTH, K., WOLLGAST, J., ADDAMO, A., BARREDO, J.I., BOPP, S., CARDOSO, A.C., DUBOIS, G., LA NOTTE, A., MARANDO, F., NEUVILLE, A., ROBUCHON, M., PARACCHINI, M.L., JONES, A., PANAGOS, P., TAMBORRA, M., VALLECILLO, S., VAN DER VELDE, M., ASCHBERGER, K., ASTORGA-LLORENS, C., BELZ, S., GAWLIK, B.M., HELD, A., LETTIERI, T., PISONI, E., PISTOCCHI, A., RAUSCHER, H., THUNIS, P., WOJDA, P., WORTH, A. and NEUWAHL, F., Delivering the EU Green Deal - Progress towards targets, BLACK, C. and CISTERNINO, S. editor(s), Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2025, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/8188748, JRC140372.
2025-01-30
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC140372
978-92-68-23180-7 (online),
978-92-68-23181-4 (print),
1831-9424 (online),
1018-5593 (print),
EUR 40167,
EUR 40167 (print),
OP KJ-01-24-231-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-01-24-231-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC140372,
10.2760/3105205 (online),
10.2760/8188748 (print),
