Communication on the European Green Deal

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Series Details COM (2019) 640
Publication Date 11/12/2019
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The European Commission published on 11 December 2019 a Communication setting out its so-called 'European Green Deal', a roadmap aimed at resetting the Commission’s commitment to tackling climate and environmental-related challenges.

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This Communication presents an initial roadmap of the key policies and measures needed to achieve the European Green Deal. It aims to boost the efficient use of resources by moving to a clean, circular economy and stop climate change, revert biodiversity loss and cut pollution. It outlines investments needed and financing tools available, and explains how to ensure a just and inclusive transition. All EU action and policies are required to contribute to the European Green Deal objectives. The European Green Deal covers all sectors of the economy.

The Green Deal is also an integral part of the European Commission’s strategy to implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the other priorities announced in the political guidelines put forward by the President of the European Commission.

The European Green Deal was one of the early priorities set out by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as she took office in mid-2019. The plenary session of the European Parliament held a discussion on this roadmap on the same day as it was published. The plan was was later backed by the most national leaders sitting at the European Council as part of their discussions on climate neutrality in the European Union.

On 15 January 2020, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution, in which it supports the European Green Deal but also urges the Commission to go further in its transition ambitions. The Council of the European Union held a discussion on some aspects of this Communication on 27 January, based on a steering note from its Presidency. Another format of the Council held an exchange of views on certain policies of the European Green Deal on 27 February, also based on a Note prepared by the Council Presidency.

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Official
European Commission: A European Green Deal https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en
European Commission: Press Release, 11/12/2019: The European Green Deal sets out how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, boosting the economy, improving people's health and quality of life, caring for nature, and leaving no one behind https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_19_6691
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Resolution on the European Green Deal https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2019/2956(RSP)
European Commission: Speech by President von der Leyen in the Plenary of the European Parliament at the debate on the European Green Deal, 11 December 2019 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_19_6751
European Commission: Closing statement by Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, 11 December 2019 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_19_6753
European Commission: Press remarks by President von der Leyen on the occasion of the adoption of the European Green Deal Communication, 11 December 2019 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_19_6749
European Parliament: Press Release, 11/12/2019: Green deal for Europe: First reactions from MEPs https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20191203IPR68087/
European Parliament: Press Release, 15/01/2020: Parliament supports European Green Deal and pushes for even higher ambitions https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200109IPR69902/
General Secretariat of the Council: Steering Note from the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the agricultural aspects of the European Green Deal, January 2020 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-5174-2020-INIT/en/pdf
General Secretariat of the Council: Note from the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on policies to tackle targets of the European Green Deal (27 February 2020) https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-5767-2020-INIT/en/pdf

News
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Climate Home, 29/11/2019: Leak reveals Brussels’ draft plan for European green deal https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/11/29/leak-reveals-brussels-draft-plan-european-green-deal/
EUObserver, 29/11/2019: EU's new Green Deal slammed as 'half-baked' before launch https://euobserver.com/environment/146771
The Guardian, 29/11/2019: Proposed EU-wide 'climate law' would set net-zero carbon target by 2050 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/29/first-eu-wide-climate-law-to-set-net-zero-carbon-target-by-2050
EurActiv, 29/11/2019: Leaked: Brussels’ draft proposal for a European Green Deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/leaked-brussels-draft-proposal-for-a-european-green-deal/
Bloomberg, 02/12/2019: Europe Set to Overhaul Its Entire Economy in Green Deal Push https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-02/europe-set-for-green-deal-that-will-radically-change-its-economy
EUObserver, 10/12/2019: Green Deal targets pit Left against Right in parliament https://euobserver.com/environment/146863
The Guardian, 11/12/2019: European Green Deal will change economy to solve climate crisis, says EU https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/11/european-green-deal-will-change-economy-to-solve-climate-crisis-says-eu
EurActiv, 11/12/2019: EU Green Deal to tune up car CO2 rules https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/eu-green-deal-to-tune-up-car-co2-rules/
Deutsche Welle, 11/12/2019: EU lauds new Green Deal as Europe's 'man on moon moment' https://p.dw.com/p/3UbPn
Reuters, 11/12/2019: Europe launches 'Green Deal' as Thunberg denounces climate inaction https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN1YF0XO
Politico, 11/12/2019: Europe’s Green Deal plan unveiled https://www.politico.eu/article/the-commissions-green-deal-plan-unveiled/
Reuters, 11/12/2019: EU trumpets Green Deal as its 'man on the moon moment' https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL8N28L3OC
EurActiv, 12/12/2019: European Green Deal gives COP25 a ‘breath of fresh air’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/european-green-deal-gives-cop25-a-breath-of-fresh-air/

Commentary and Analysis
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CER: Press Release, 12/11/2019: Rail's priorities for the European Green Deal http://www.cer.be/media/press-releases/rails-priorities-european-green-deal
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New Statesman, 03/12/2019: Europe’s Green Deal is a tepid response to the climate crisis https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/environment/2019/12/europes-green-deal-tepid-response-climate-crisis
EurActiv, 04/12/2019: Buildings must be at the heart of the European Green Deal. Here’s why https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/buildings-must-be-at-the-heart-of-the-european-green-deal-heres-why/
Euronews, 06/12/2019: The EU’s 'Green Deal' can’t be business as usual. Tackling the climate crisis must come first https://www.euronews.com/2019/12/06/the-eu-s-green-deal-can-t-be-business-as-usual-tackling-the-climate-crisis-must-come-view
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Deutsche Welle, 11/12/2019: EU Green Deal can spark a decarbonization revolution https://p.dw.com/p/3Uba5
EurActiv, 11/12/2019: EU Commission unveils ‘European Green Deal’: The key points https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-commission-unveils-european-green-deal-the-key-points/
Euro|topics, December 2019: A climate-neutral Europe by 2050? https://www.eurotopics.net/en/231979/
Politico, 12/12/2019: Spot the difference: Draft vs. final Green Deal plan https://www.politico.eu/article/spot-the-difference-draft-vs-final-green-deal-plan/
Politico, 12/12/2019: Ursula von der Leyen’s risky climate gambit https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyens-risky-climate-gambit/
Euro|topics, December 2019: Von der Leyen's ;Green Deal': who foots the bill? https://www.eurotopics.net/en/231979/
The Conversation, 16/12/2019: ‘Green Deal’ seeks to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 https://theconversation.com/green-deal-seeks-to-make-europe-the-first-climate-neutral-continent-by-2050-128887
CEPS: In Brief, 16/12/2019: Can Europe offer a Green Deal to the world? https://www.ceps.eu/can-europe-offer-a-green-deal-to-the-world/
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EUObserver, 17/12/2019: Why Poland couldn't sign up to Green New Deal https://euobserver.com/opinion/146932
ECFR: Commentary, 17/12/2019: The Green Deal will make or break Europe https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_the_green_deal_will_make_or_break_europe
Foreign Policy, 17/12/2019: Green Deal, Greener World https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/17/united-states-democrats-green-new-deal-eu-europe-technically-feasible-environment-progress/
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ECF: News, 17/12/2019: The European Green Deal – A huge opportunity for cycling https://ecf.com/news-and-events/news/european-green-deal-%E2%80%93-huge-opportunity-cycling
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IEEP: News, 19/12/2019: What the Green Deal means for Europe’s biodiversity https://ieep.eu/news/what-the-green-deal-means-for-europe-s-biodiversity
ECFR: Commentary, 20/12/2019: European Green Deal: Bring in the Western Balkans https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_european_green_deal_bring_in_the_western_balkans
The Brussels Times, 30/12/2019: European Green Deal: Good for Europe but will it save the planet? https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/eu-affairs/86614/european-green-deal-good-for-europe-but-will-it-save-the-planet/
Bruegel: Opinion, 03/01/2020: The Green Deal is not just one of many EU projects, it is the new defining mission https://bruegel.org/2020/01/the-green-deal-is-not-just-one-of-many-eu-projects-it-is-the-new-defining-mission/
CAPReform.eu, 12/01/2020: Agriculture in the European Green Deal http://capreform.eu/agriculture-in-the-european-green-deal/
Social Europe, 14/01/2020: Where is the ‘deal’ in the European Green Deal? https://www.socialeurope.eu/where-is-the-deal-in-the-european-green-deal
EurActiv, 21/01/2020: A Green Deal that works for everyone – Making the renovation wave a reality https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/a-green-deal-that-works-for-everyone-making-the-renovation-wave-a-reality/
Bruegel: Opinion, 03/02/2020: Berlin will make or break the European Green Deal https://bruegel.org/2020/02/berlin-will-make-or-break-the-european-green-deal/
Delors Institute: Policy Brief, 04/02/2020: Making the Green Deal a European success Coalition, narrative, flagships https://institutdelors.eu/en/publications/making-the-green-deal-a-european-success/
GMFUS: Blog, 05/02/2020: The European Green Deal Brings Opportunities and Challenges for U.S.-EU Cooperation http://www.gmfus.org/blog/2020/02/05/european-green-deal-brings-opportunities-and-challenges-us-eu-cooperation
VoxEurop, 05/02/2020: European Green Deal: What about social objectives? https://voxeurop.eu/en/2020/european-green-deal-5124281
Deutsche Welle, 06/02/2020: Will trains play a key role in the European Green Deal? https://p.dw.com/p/3XI7b
The Guardian, 07/02/2020: The EU’s green deal is a colossal exercise in greenwashing https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/07/eu-green-deal-greenwash-ursula-von-der-leyen-climate
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ESO Records
Discussions on climate change and the transition to a climate-neutral European Union https://www.europeansources.info/record/discussions-on-climate-change-and-the-transition-to-a-climate-neutral-european-union/
25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25), 2-13 December 2019 https://www.europeansources.info/record/the-25th-conference-of-the-parties-to-the-united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change-cop-25-in-santiago-chile-2-13-december-2019/

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