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Summary:
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.
Further information:
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
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European Commission: A European Green Deal
https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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/
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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
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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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Forbes, 10/09/2019: The Green New Deal Has Been Handed To The EU's Vice President
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RFI News, 31/10/2019: EU's ambitious 'green deal' is around the corner, but divisions remain
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Climate Home, 29/11/2019: Leak reveals Brussels’ draft plan for European green deal
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EUObserver, 29/11/2019: EU's new Green Deal slammed as 'half-baked' before launch
https://euobserver.com/environment/146771
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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
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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/
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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
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EUObserver, 10/12/2019: Green Deal targets pit Left against Right in parliament
https://euobserver.com/environment/146863
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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
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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/
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Deutsche Welle, 11/12/2019: EU lauds new Green Deal as Europe's 'man on moon moment'
https://p.dw.com/p/3UbPn
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Reuters, 11/12/2019: Europe launches 'Green Deal' as Thunberg denounces climate inaction
https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN1YF0XO
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Politico, 11/12/2019: Europe’s Green Deal plan unveiled
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-commissions-green-deal-plan-unveiled/
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Reuters, 11/12/2019: EU trumpets Green Deal as its 'man on the moon moment'
https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL8N28L3OC
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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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WWF: The Road to a Sustainable Europe
http://www.wwf.eu/what_we_do/eu_affairs/europeangreendeal/
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Wikipedia: European Green Deal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Green_Deal
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Balkan Insight, 22/07/2019: European Green Deal Could Transform EU Politics
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IFRI: Édito Énergie, 08/10/2019: The War on Carbon. Five Priorities for the European Green Deal
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Social Europe, 04/11/2019: Europe’s Green Deal is turning red
https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-green-deal-is-turning-red
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Bruegel: Policy Contribution, 05/11/2019: How to make the European Green Deal work
https://bruegel.org/2019/11/how-to-make-the-european-green-deal-work/
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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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Reuters, 26/11/2019: What is von der Leyen's European Green Deal?
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1Y01OE
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UITP: News, 27/11/2019: The new EU Green Deal: Towards a climate-neutral Europe with public transport
https://www.uitp.org/news/new-eu-green-deal-towards-climate-neutral-europe-public-transport
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Greenpeace: Press Release, 29/11/2019: Leaked European Green Deal is not up to the task, Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/climate-energy/2496/leaked-european-green-deal-is-not-up-to-the-task-greenpeace/
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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
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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/
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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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EPRS: At a Glance, December 2019: European Green Deal
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2019)644205
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European Commission: The European Green Deal – our new growth strategy: Op-ed by Commission President von der Leyen, 11 December 2019
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ac_19_6745
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Deutsche Welle, 11/12/2019: EU Green Deal can spark a decarbonization revolution
https://p.dw.com/p/3Uba5
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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/
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Euro|topics, December 2019: A climate-neutral Europe by 2050?
https://www.eurotopics.net/en/231979/
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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/
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Politico, 12/12/2019: Ursula von der Leyen’s risky climate gambit
https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyens-risky-climate-gambit/
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Euro|topics, December 2019: Von der Leyen's ;Green Deal': who foots the bill?
https://www.eurotopics.net/en/231979/
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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
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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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Transport&Environment: Blog, 16/12/2019: Is the Green Deal the real deal?
https://www.transportenvironment.org/newsroom/blog/green-deal-real-deal
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EUObserver, 17/12/2019: Why Poland couldn't sign up to Green New Deal
https://euobserver.com/opinion/146932
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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
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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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Deutsche Bank: Research, 17/12/2019: The European Green Deal: It all sounds very nice, but…
https://www.dbresearch.com/servlet/reweb2.ReWEB?rwsite=RPS_EN-PROD&rwobj=ReDisplay.Start.class&document=PROD0000000000503596
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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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EPC: Commentary, 17/12/2019: EU trade policy: Global enforcer for the European Green Deal
https://www.epc.eu/en/Publications/EU-trade-policy-Global-enforcer-for-the-European-Green-Deal~2db144
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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
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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
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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/
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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/
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CAPReform.eu, 12/01/2020: Agriculture in the European Green Deal
http://capreform.eu/agriculture-in-the-european-green-deal/
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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
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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
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VoxEurop, 05/02/2020: European Green Deal: What about social objectives?
https://voxeurop.eu/en/2020/european-green-deal-5124281
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Deutsche Welle, 06/02/2020: Will trains play a key role in the European Green Deal?
https://p.dw.com/p/3XI7b
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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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EPRS: Briefing, March 2020: The European Green Deal [What Think Tanks are thinking]
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2020)649328
- ESO Records
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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/
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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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