Climate change affects the daily lives of everyone in the EU and has significant environmental, economic, social and health impacts. To tackle this, the European Green Deal was adopted in 2019. This report examines the Green Deal from a fundamental rights perspective, with the aim of protecting...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union's transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union's transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union's transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union's transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key...

Large-scale ecosystem restoration is an urgent necessity in Europe to achieve the goal of recovering nature to a biodiverse and resilient state, whilst simultaneously mitigating against climate change. This report examines the current condition of European ecosystems and the landscape of...

The European Green Deal, aimed at making the EU climate-neutral by 2050, outlines a comprehensive approach to sustainability, requiring profound transformation across all industrial sectors. Horizon Europe, the EU's foremost research and innovation programme, can be a critical enabler, providing...

From the beginning of its current term of office (2019-2024), the European Commission has been fully committed to transforming the EU into a clean, resource-efficient and competitive economy, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This ambition has been translated into the European Green...

REACHOUT is a pioneering initiative under the European Green Deal that aims to transform urban resilience against climate challenges. With a focus on city-oriented climate services, REACHOUT collaborates with a diverse range of European cities to co-create tailored climate information tools....

From the beginning of its current term of office (2019-2024), the European Commission has been fully committed to transforming the EU into a clean, resource-efficient and competitive economy, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This ambition has been translated into the European Green...

We explore the regional implications of the policy concepts of open strategic autonomy and technology sovereignty, examining how those policies may impact and interact with industrial development and the socio-economic and -ecological transformation of regions. We highlight that the effects of...

It will be impossible to contain the global temperature rise to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels unless emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) decarbonise much more rapidly. This policy brief examines the economic case for advanced-country financial support for...

The past few years have been marked by major crises, including the covid pandemic and the Russian attack on Ukraine. These crises have consequences. The new European Commission will need a well thought-out economic policy agenda to respond to the changed geopolitical challenges and to strengthen...

In line with the European Green Deal, the EU Action Plan on sustainable finance was adopted in March 2018 as part of the European Capital Markets Union’s efforts to help re-orienting private capital to more sustainable investments. To that end, Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, as amended, (the...

The case for green industrial policy is strong and it is the obvious instrument to induce the structural transformation towards an emission-free economy. At the core of such a transformation lies the decarbonisation of the energy system. The industrial policy effort required to achieve the...

With the European Green Deal, the European Union adopted ambitious climate targets and a wave of legislation to reach them. But implementation will be politically challenging, in particular because the Green Deal has not upgraded the EU's energy and climate governance framework. We propose five...

The European Union 2021-2024 Work Plan for Sport established an Expert Group on ´Green Sport´, entrusted with formulating recommendations for sustainable sport in Europe. This report aims to: promote environmental sustainability in the European sport sector; help define the subject of green...

The European Green Deal sets a bold and necessary path towards carbon neutrality by 2050, a goal that demands collective action from every sector of society. Sport is no exception. With its mass appeal across all segments of society, sport holds immense potential to spearhead awareness and drive...

The Integrated Modelling Platform for Agro-economic Commodity and Policy Analysis (iMAP) provides in-house policy support to the European Commission by assessing a wide range of policies and topics related to sustainable food systems (SFS). Substantially supported by DG AGRI, iMAP is constantly...

The European Green Deal sets a bold and necessary path towards carbon neutrality by 2050, a goal that demands collective action from every sector of society. Sport is no exception. With its mass appeal across all segments of society, sport holds immense potential to spearhead awareness and drive...

This report compiles the findings of the Green Sport Expert Group established by the European Union Work Plan for Sport for the period 2021 - 2024. The report provides focused guidance and recommendations to create a pathway for European sport to meet the goals of the Green Deal. It describes...

The European Union 2021-2024 Work Plan for Sport established an Expert Group on ´Green Sport´, entrusted with formulating recommendations for sustainable sport in Europe. This report aims to: promote environmental sustainability in the European sport sector; help define the subject of green...

The Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, appeared before the European Parliament on 3 October 2023 to answer questions put by MEPs from the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI); Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE); Transport and Tourism...

The Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, appeared before the European Parliament on 3 October 2023 to answer questions put by MEPs from the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI); Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE); Transport and Tourism...

Under the European Climate Law, the EU committed to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The 'Fit for 55' package of legislation makes all sectors of the EU's economy fit to meet this target. It sets the EU on a path to reach its climate targets in a fair,...

Under the European Climate Law, the EU committed to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The 'Fit for 55' package of legislation makes all sectors of the EU's economy fit to meet this target. It sets the EU on a path to reach its climate targets in a fair,...

Klimaschutz und Green Deal bleiben das zentrale Thema der EU. Als historischer Hauptverursacher von Treibhausgasen kann sie jetzt den Trend zu mehr Emissionen umkehren, indem sie ein Modell bietet, das Kohlenstoffzeitalter zu überspringen: Finanzierung im Lichte des Beihilfen- und...

Enhancing the coherence between migration and climate action policy within the European Union’s internal and external policy should be a priority in the context of the envisaged green transition in the European Union. This report argues that the European Green Deal, which is a focus of this...