THE GREEN DEAL: EU’S NEW GROWTH STRATEGY
The Green Deal’s guidelines, strategies and legislative proposals concern various sectors and areas that are different from each other, but interlinked.
The transition to a climate-neutral Europe requires huge efforts from citizens, businesses, entire sectors, politicians. It will not only mean changes in our lifestyles, consumption, production, mobility. It will also mean that many workers will have to give up their jobs in traditional fossil fuel-based sectors and move into new environmentally friendly sectors and ‘green jobs’.
For example, in the construction sector, the Green Deal for Europe is expected to create 487,000 new jobs in the EU by 2030.
KEY OBJECTIVES
The European Green Deal will ensure:
no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050
economic growth decoupled from resource use
no person and no place left behind
AREAS OF ACTION
CLIMATE
Becoming the first climate neutral continent by 2050
ENERGY
Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy
ENVIRONMENT & OCEANS
Preserve and restore ecosystems and biodiversity
AGRICULTURE
From farm to fork: designing a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system
TRANSPORT
Accelerating the transition to sustainable and intelligent mobility.
INDUSTRY
Low-emission technologies, sustainable products and services. Achieving a climate neutral and circular economy.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Deploying and demonstrating solutions. Engaging citizens in social innovation.
FINANCE & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable investments to deliver the European Green Deal
NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS
A creative and interdisciplinary initiative that connects the European Green Deal to our living spaces and experiences
