Main Priorities for A Green Deal Towards A Climate - Neutral Europe
Main Priorities for A Green Deal Towards A Climate - Neutral Europe
Author(s): Inese Pelsa, Signe BalinaSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Exeley Inc.
Keywords: green deal; climate-neutral Europe; priorities;
Summary/Abstract: In 2019, the European Commission (EC) issued a communication on the European Green Deal (EGD), which marked a major transformation of the national economy to ensure a Europe neutral in 2050. One of the biggest challenges today is climate change, which is leading to environmental problems. To reduce these threats and risks to the world and humanity, the UN adopted 2015 the Paris Agreement, the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sets out actions to reduce the effects of climate change. In 2019, the EC issued a statement stating that the European Union (EU) would be the first climate- neutral part of the world in 2050. To achieve this goal, activities, and goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 are set within the framework of the EGD. Transformation processes will be a comprehensive change in all sectors of the tangible economy, making the EU’s economy competitive, and innovative, promoting resource efficiency, moving to a clean, circular economy and halting climate change, preventing biodiversity loss, and reducing pollution. The article analyzes the goals and significance of the EGD toward a climate-neutral Europe. The aim of the article is to analyze the planned activities of the EGD, to evaluate the involvement of the state and society in achieving these goals.
Journal: European Integration Studies
- Issue Year: 16/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 41-51
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English