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This requires that Member States increase their ambition every five years. So to comply with Paris and to implement EU climate and energy targets, the EU Governance Regulation introduced the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), which require Member States in similar five-year cycles to present new or updated plans. The first (now “old”) NECPs were submitted in 2019 and drafts ofthe updated NECPs were ready in June 2023. Member States must have the final version of their first updated NECPs ready by June 2024. Similar to the Paris Agreement, the NECPs must have no backsliding to ensure that Member States increase ambition, thus allowing the EU as a whole to be increasing ambition.  \nTo assess whether the draft updated NECPs actually represent increased ambition data is needed. In addition, both in regard to draft NECPs and the availability of the national data used in the tracker, the Aarhus Convention requires all EU Member States to make environmental information publicly available. Aarhus is not only about data availability, but also about early availability, so that input from the public can be effective (Art.8: Each Party shall strive to promote effective public participation at an appropriate stage, and while options are still open,…) .  \nDespite this legal requirement, access to quality and open data is not granted in all Member States. During the development of the NECP Tracker tool under the LIFE Unify project and later during the update of the Tracker in the LIFE Together for 1.5 project, some project partners experienced troubles related to national data gathering, lack of clear data, impossibility to access relevant data, or incoherence of units of measurements, making it difficult-at times impossible-to retrieve and assess data or make valid national comparisons.  \nThis report presents information about the experience and obstacles encountered when gathering climate and energy data relevant to assess the NECPs. We have analysed data from 12 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. Our briefing will also be shared with the relevant national institutions responsible for gathering and disseminating climate and energy data in order to propose improvement actions in areas where obstacles or problems have been identified.  \nPurpose of the report  \nTransparency and public access to data is key to follow the implementation of climate and energy policies and check the evolution of the set targets. Project partners have carried out this first analysis of the needs, quality, availability and accessibility of key data, as well as the methodology used to collect data in each country, taking into account the following:  \n➢ Greater data availability is at the core of more transparent, measurable and credible public policies. Open data sources allow stronger and more objective interaction with stakeholders for data release and publication of relevant datasets. A central/federal open government data portal enables users to find data easily, and creates a channel for the open data community to engage with the government.  \n➢ Periodicity refers to the frequency of compilation and related dissemination of the data. It is important to maintain government data periodically updated according to the target’ s timeline. Periodicity of policy data allows monitoring progress on policies implementation, where countries stand on com","cbCaiiJnzDvWzRPo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiJnzDvWzRPo","pdf",1707099,51,"English","# Briefing Overview\n## Introduction\n## Purpose of the report","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this briefing on NECPs data transparency?\",\"answer\":\"It analyzes needs, quality, availability and accessibility of key climate and energy data required to assess updated NECPs and to support corrective actions that improve national climate action.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is transparency and public access to data important for climate policy implementation?\",\"answer\":\"It enables stakeholders to follow policy implementation, check evolution of targets, and interact more objectively through open datasets and credible, measurable public policies.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of obstacles did partners face when gathering data for the NECP tracker?\",\"answer\":\"Partners reported troubles such as difficulties in collecting national data, lack of clear datasets, impossibility to access relevant information, and incoherence of measurement units, which hindered valid assessments and comparisons.\"}]","Transparency and Access to Data on Climate Action - February 2024 Briefing | PDF"]