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An Integrated Assessment of the European National Commitments for Climate Neutrality

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  • Phoebe Koundouri
  • Angelos Alamanos
  • Giannis Arampatzidis
  • Stathis Devves
  • Kostas Dellis
  • Christopher Deranian
  • Tatiana Pliakou

Abstract

Achieving climate neutrality in Europe requires a collective effort that goes well beyond national energy plans, extending into food systems, land use, and natural resources. While each Member State's National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) outlines individual targets, a common assessment addressing diversity in planning horizons, data detail, and resources' considerations is lacking. This report bridges these gaps by simulating Europe's 35 NECPs through an integrated, systems-nexus framework that couples energy-emissions, food-land, biofuels and water models under two scenarios: "Business as Usual" (BAU, current trends) and the full implementation of the National Commitments (NC) for net-zero.

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  • Phoebe Koundouri & Angelos Alamanos & Giannis Arampatzidis & Stathis Devves & Kostas Dellis & Christopher Deranian & Tatiana Pliakou, 2025. "An Integrated Assessment of the European National Commitments for Climate Neutrality," DEOS Working Papers 2548, Athens University of Economics and Business.
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