欧盟提出5720亿美元绿色刺激计划

欧盟周二同意拨款超过5720亿美元（5000亿欧元），占大规模经济刺激计划的30%，用于应对气候变化的政策投资，这是最大的绿色刺激计划，但没有达到预期。

 

经过五天的马拉松式谈判，欧盟同意了总额为1.23万亿美元（1.074万亿欧元）的承诺，以支持欧盟在未来7年到2027年的复苏。欧盟设定了30%的总体气候目标，这将适用于气候保护和绿色政策投资。

 

这意味着在2027年之前的一段时间内，可能会有5720亿美元用于气候变化，但这一支出远远低于分析师所认为的在2050年前实现欧盟气候中性目标所需的投资。

 

投资应符合到2050年欧盟气候中性的目标，并有助于实现欧盟新的2030年气候目标，这些目标将在年底前更新。作为一般原则，欧盟的所有支出都应与《巴黎协定》的目标相一致。

 

根据欧盟的绿色协议，欧盟在去年底承诺支持对可持续性企业、技术和解决方案以及绿色能源和发电的投资。该协议还包括一个所谓的公正过渡基金，以一揽子资金支持严重依赖煤炭的地区和国家。

 

欧盟表示，为了解决到2050年实现气候中性目标和欧盟2030年新气候目标的社会和经济后果，将建立一个公正的过渡机制，包括一个公正的过渡基金。

 

绿色环保集团Transport & Environment（T&E）在评论时表示：

 

“没有人能否认欧盟领导人今天达成的复苏计划的历史价值。但是，尽管该计划提到了巴黎协议和气候中性，但它缺乏基本的气候保障措施，比如全面排除化石燃料。只有30%的总支出将用于实现欧盟的气候目标。”

 

王磊 摘译自 今日油价

 

原文如下：

 

EU Presents $572 Billion Green Stimulus Package

 

European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to allocate more than US$572 billion (500 billion euro), or 30 percent of the massive stimulus package, for investments in policies to fight climate change in the largest green stimulus package which, however, fell short of expectations.

 

Following marathon talks for five days, the EU leaders agreed to an overall amount for commitments of US$1.23 trillion (1.074 trillion euro) to support the EU’s recovery for the next seven years through 2027. The EU set an overall climate target of 30 percent that will apply to climate protection and investment in green policies.

 

This means that as much as US$572 billion could be spent on climate in the period through 2027, but this spending is far below what analysts see as investment necessary to reach the EU climate goal to become carbon neutral by 2050, as Reuters notes.

 

Investments “shall comply with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 and contribute to achieving the Union’s new 2030 climate targets, which will be updated by the end of the year. As a general principle, all EU expenditure should be consistent with Paris Agreement objectives,” the EU said.

 

Under the EU’s Green Deal, the EU pledged at the end of last year to support investments in sustainable businesses, technologies, and solutions and in greener energy and electricity generation. The Deal also includes a so-called Just Transition Fund to support with money packages regions and/or countries heavily reliant on coal.

 

“In order to address the social and economic consequences of the objective of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and the Union's new 2030 climate target, a Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, will be created,” the EU said today.

 

Commenting on the deal, green group Transport & Environment (T&E) said:

 

“No one can deny the historic value of the recovery plan agreed by EU leaders today. But despite a welcome reference to the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality, the plan lacks basic climate safeguards such as a blanket exclusion of fossil fuels. Just 30% of overall spending will be towards achieving the EU’s climate goals.”