The Greens in the European Parliament warned that some member states’ recovery plans may lead to so-called greenwashing and could fail to meet the region’s climate-related spending goals as it embarks on an unprecedented energy transition. The political group called on the European Commission to reject national measures that are not in line with standards set for a climate-friendly recovery. While some national plans appear to meet climate-related spending targets on paper, “a closer look reveals that billions of euros are subject to mis-tagging and rulebending,” it said in a letter to the European Union’s executive. The 27-nation EU wants to become the world’s first carbon-neutral region by 2050, an effort known as the Green Deal . It is a central pillar of the EU’s Next Generation plan — a 800 billion euro ($974 billion) pandemic-recovery fund — as well as its next seven-year budget. The legislation associated with […]