1. Overarching EU Climate & Green Deal Framework

• The European Green Deal - COM (2019) 640 final
• European Climate Law - Regulation (EU) 2021/1119
• «Fit for 55»: Delivering the EU's 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality - COM (2021) 550 final
• Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action - (EU) 2018/1999
• REPowerEU Plan - COM (2022) 230 final
• REPowerEU Regulation - (EU) 2023/435
• Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Regulation (EU) 2021/241
• National Recovery and Resilience Plans

2. Renewable Energy & Energy System Transformation

• Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) - (EU) 2023/2413 - target of 42.5% renewables in the EU's energy mix by 2030
• Guidance on the articles related to heating and cooling in the Renewable Energy Directive
• Guidance on the articles related to energy system integration in the Renewable Energy Directive
• Guidance on the articles related to RFNBOs in the Renewable Energy Directive
• Renewable Hydrogen Delegated Act - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1184
• Renewable Hydrogen Delegated Act - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1185
• EU Solar Energy Strategy – COM (2022) 221 final
• An EU Strategy to harness the potential of offshore renewable energy for a climate neutral future - COM (2020) 741 final
• Regulation on the Union renewable energy financing mechanism - (EU) 2020/1294
• Hydrogen & Decarbonised Gas Market Package - Directive (EU) 2024/1788
• Hydrogen & Decarbonised Gas Market Package - Regulation (EU) 2024/1789
• Powering a climate-neutral economy: An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration - COM (2020) 299 final

3. Energy Efficiency & Buildings

• Energy Efficiency Directive (EED recast) - (EU) 2023/1791 - enshrines the “energy efficiency first” principle in EU law
• Recommendation/guidance note on heating and cooling aspects in the Energy Efficiency Directive
• Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD recast) - (EU) 2024/1275 - complete decarbonization of building stocks by 2050, zero-emission standards for new buildings and integration of electromobility infrastructure
• A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives - COM (2020) 662 final
• Energy Labelling Regulation - (EU) 2017/1369
• Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) - (EU) 2024/1781
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 - sets specific ecodesign requirements for light sources and separate control gears
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 - energy labelling for light sources

4. Clean Transport & Mobility

• Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) - (EU) 2023/1804 - mandates the mandatory roll-out of publicly accessible recharging and refueling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles across the EU
• Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy - COM (2020) 789 final & Annex
• The New EU Urban Mobility Framework - COM (2021) 811 final
• ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation - (EU) 2023/2405
• FuelEU Maritime Regulation - (EU) 2023/1805
• CO₂ Emission Standards for Cars and Vans - Regulation (EU) 2023/851

5. Carbon Pricing & Emissions Reduction

• EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Reform - Directive (EU) 2023/959 - establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading system
• Aviation ETS Directive Revision - Directive (EU) 2023/958
• Maritime MRV Regulation Amendment - Regulation (EU) 2023/957
• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - Regulation (EU) 2023/956
• Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR revision) - (EU) 2023/857 - binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for EU Member States in sectors not covered by the EU ETS.
• Regulation on Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture (LULUCF revision) - (EU) 2023/839)
• EU Methane Regulation - (EU) 2024/1787

6. Circular Economy, Materials & Industrial Transition

• Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) - Regulation (EU) 2024/1735
• Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)- Regulation (EU) 2024/1252
• A new circular economy Action Plan (CEAP), COM (2020) 98 final & Annex
• Batteries Regulation - (EU) 2023/1542
• Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) - (EU) 2025/40
• Waste Framework Directive - 2008/98/EC , as amended by Directive (EU) 2025/1892
• Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive - (EU) 2012/19, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/849
• Industrial Carbon Management Strategy - COM (2024) 62 final
• Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP) - (EU) 2019/904

7. Nature, Adaptation & Resilience

• The new EU strategy on Adaptation to climate change, COM (2021) 82 final
• Nature Restoration Regulation - (EU) 2024/1991 - aims to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050
• EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 - COM (2020) 380 final

8. Energy Market & Governance Framework

• Directive on common rules for the internal market for electricity - (EU) 2019/944
• Regulation on the internal market for electricity - (EU) 2019/943

9. Social Dimension & Just Transition

• Social Climate Fund - Regulation (EU) 2023/955 - support vulnerable households, micro-enterprises, and transport users heavily impacted by structural energy pricing shift
• Commission Recommendation on Energy Poverty, C (2020) 9600
• Just Transition Mechanism / Just Transition Fund - Regulation (EU) 2021/1056

10. Sustainable Finance

• EU Taxonomy Regulation- (EU) 2020/852
• Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)- (EU) 2019/2088

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