UPDATED ANALYSIS | Is the Czech Recovery and Resilience Plan for the EU Recovery Facility
#NextGenerationEU aligned with the green transition? Read our analysis of the new plan, with thanks to @AMO_cz
https://twitter.com/GreenRecTracker/status/1400384727857741825?s=19Country Report | Green Recovery Trackerhttps://www.greenrecoverytracker.org/country-reports/czech-republicIn May 2021, after a contentious process, the Czech government adopted the national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), with significant changes relative to previously released drafts. Throughout the process, civil society actors have criticized the lack of opportunities for effective participation. Overall, we find that the measures included in the plan, with investments of €7.9bn, can make a positive contribution to the green transition, though there are several specific shortfalls.
Green Spending Share
We find that Czechia’s recovery plan (RRP) achieves a green spending share of 25%, below the EU’s 37% benchmark. Furthermore, we find that 15% (€1.1bn) may have a positive or negative impact on the green transition depending on the implementation of the relevant measures, illustrating the importance of further scrutiny during the further planning, review and implementation of the recovery measures. According to the government, the plan’s climate spending share is 37% (see page 5 of the full country report for more details).
Our calculation of the green spending share aims to mirror the approach used for the official assessment of national recovery plans.