CircuLaw: European Green Deal Tool
Updated on 05.08.2025
The European Union aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, a goal set out in the ambitious 'Green Deal'. As part of this initiative, new legislation is regularly proposed, debated, adopted, or existing laws are updated.
The CircuLaw European Green Deal overview serves as a comprehensive resource, detailing the current status of each legislative proposal and its scope of application. It also provides direct URL links to access the full text of each regulation or directive. This overview helps users stay informed about evolving EU climate policies and their implications.
Relevance for Circular Systemic Solutions
The CircuLaw European Green Deal overview provides up-to-date information on the status and scope of each legislative proposal under the Green Deal, complete with direct links to the relevant regulations or directives.
This practical resource supports municipalities in aligning their local policies with EU legislation, promoting compliance and advancing sustainable development. Within Circular Systemic Solutions, the tool is especially valuable during the 'design' and 'implementation' stages by offering legal insights and direction.
By clearly mapping out current regulations, it enables local authorities to develop well-informed strategies. This ensures that circular initiatives are not only compliant with legal frameworks but also effectively contribute to overarching sustainability objectives.
How to use this tool or method
By accessing the document, users can select a specific sector of interest such as energy, transportation, climate & emissions, or land & animals. The status of each legislative instrument (e.g., implemented, adopted, or under negotiation) is visually indicated using varying shades of green.
A distinct colour palette is also used to show where each instrument is referenced. Users can click on individual tiles to access direct links to the full legal texts. This intuitive design makes it easy to explore and understand the regulatory landscape across different sectors.
CO2 neutrality/decarbonisation
<5 000
large 500 000-200 000, medium 200 000-50 000, and small cities 50 000-5 000
large metropolitan area >1.5 million, metropolitan area 1.5 million-500 000
predominantly urban regions, intermediate and predominantly rural regions, refer to TERCET typology NUTS 3 region
e.g. commercial, residential, service, industrial
