European Green Deal

EU Untangled

Description

Thanks for tuning in! Victor and Alex are rebooting EU Untangled with a discussion about the European Green Deal.

Links

Overview:
A European Green Deal – overview page (European Commission)
A European Green Deal – official communication (European Commission)
EU Commission unveils ‘European Green Deal’: The key points (Euractiv)

Analysis:
Four pillars to make or break the European Green Deal (Bruegel)

Criticism:
A grey deal? (Corporate Europe Observatory)
Basescu: European Green Deal risks pushing ‘two or three countries’ towards EU exit (Euractiv)
The EU’s green deal is a colossal exercise in greenwashing | Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler (The Guardian)
EU’s climate law faces criticism on all fronts (Financial Times)

Is the European Green Deal sufficient?
EU GHG Summary (Climate Action Tracker)
The EU’s Green Deal may not be enough to reach the Paris climate goals (LSE Blog)
CAN Europe calls for an increase of the EU’s 2030 climate target to at least 65% (CAN Europe)

About the name:
Zur Entstehungsgeschichte des Green New Deal – Revival eines Begriffs (in German) (Heinrich Böll Stiftung)

Contact

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Chapter

1. Hello back :) (00:00:00)

2. About us (00:02:25)

3. About EU Untangled (00:03:29)

4. Overview European Green Deal (00:03:57)

5. Circular Economy Action Plan (00:05:55)

6. Background (00:09:27)

7. Many initiatives (00:10:46)

8. ... and how it is percieved. (00:14:28)

9. Social aspects (00:19:10)

10. Covid (00:23:12)

11. Example for others (00:27:05)

12. Business vs. Climate? (00:27:49)

13. Break (00:32:24)

14. Only Greenwashing? (00:33:03)

15. Role of civil society (00:35:55)

16. End (00:37:04)

17. Bonus: Why is it called The Green Deal? (00:38:09)