Policies

Question 1

EU 2020 climate and energy package: targets?

Answer 1

20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)
20% of EU energy from renewables and
20% improvement in energy efficiency.

Question 2

EU 2030 climate and energy framework: targets?

Answer 2

At least 40% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)
At least 32% share for renewable energy.
At least 32.5% improvement in energy efficiency.

Question 3

What is the EU’s 2030 target on greenhouse gas emissions?

a. 10%
b. 40%
c. 80%
d. something with nitrogen

Answer 3

b. 40%

Question 4

EU 2030 target on share for renewable energy?

Answer 4

32%

Question 5

EU 2030 target on improvement in energy efficiency?

Answer 5

32,5%

Question 6

What are the Millenium Development Goals?

Answer 6

UN, 2000

eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. All 191 United Nations member states at that time, and at least 22 international organizations, committed to help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015:.

Question 7

What is the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

Answer 7

UN, 2015

UN initiative adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.
The Agenda is a commitment to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030 worldwide, ensuring that no one is left behind.

Question 8

What is the LIFE programme?

Answer 8

EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action created in 1992.

Question 9

What are the principles of cohesion policy?

Answer 9

1. Additionality (not replacing national spendings)
2. Concentration (resources to the poor, efforts on 3. priorities, spending N+2)
3. Programming (multi-annual programmes along EU priorities)
4. Partnership (social partners, civil society)

Question 10

Principle of subsidiarity

Answer 10

It serves to regulate the exercise of the Union’s non-exclusive powers.
It rules out Union intervention when an issue can be dealt with effectively by Member States at central, regional or local level and means that the Union is justified in exercising its powers when Member States are unable to achieve the objectives of a proposed action satisfactorily and added value can be provided if the action is carried out at Union level.

Three preconditions for intervention by Union institutions in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity: (a) the area concerned does not fall within the Union’s exclusive competence (i.e. non-exclusive competence); (b) the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States (i.e. necessity); (c) the action can therefore, by reason of its scale or effects, be implemented more successfully by the Union (i.e. added value)

Question 11

Principle of proportionality

Answer 11

Under this rule, the action of the EU must be limited to what is necessary to achieve the objectives of the Treaties. In other words, the content and form of the action must be in keeping with the aim pursued.