The European Green Deal

Resource type: 
Policy
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
European Commission
Type of entity: 
Government
Key themes: 
Nature-based recovery
Policy
Societal challenges: 
All
Scope: 
Europe
Description: 

Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. To overcome these challenges, the European Green Deal will transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring:

  • no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050
  • economic growth decoupled from resource use
  • no person and no place left behind

The European Green Deal is also our lifeline out of the COVID-19 pandemic. One third of the 1.8 trillion euro investments from the NextGenerationEU Recovery Plan, and the EU’s seven-year budget will finance the European Green Deal.

The European Commission adopted a set of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. More information on Delivering the European Green Deal.

Semester theme: 
1. In light of the pandemic
Date: 
2019
Language: 
DE
EN
ES
FR
HR
IT
PT
SV