Creating sustainable labour markets through eco-social policies
Labour markets influence the way we produce and consume, thus playing an important role for both human wellbeing and the environment. Implementing labour market changes could help fulfil people’s needs within planetary boundaries. This would require an integrated understanding of social-ecological issues. However, despite the EU just transition’s aim to address the social impacts of […]
Is the European Green Deal gender-sensitive?
Under the European Green Deal’s bold EU climate and energy policies, every single EU citizen will be directly affected. As part of the commitment to ‘leave no one behind’, it is vital to mitigate and alleviate any excessive or undesirable outcomes that could disproportionately impact specific gender or social groups. On top of this, all […]
Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition
Launch of the new World Bank report: “Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition” Followed by a panel discussion: “How can Europe further boost the Circular Economy Transition within and beyond its borders?” The overlapping geopolitical, economic, and environmental crises currently impacting the world economy highlight the urgency to address surging rates […]
The Green Transition in the EU and Japan during geopolitical and energy market turmoil
With Russia’s war on Ukraine, energy security has returned to the top of the political agenda. Europe and Asia are both scrambling to reduce their dependency on Russian energy while competing for scarce alternatives such as LNG. Households as well as businesses, both large and small, face the pain of high energy prices. Longer-term, the […]
Track 1.5 Climate Dialogue – EU-India Cooperation on Industry Transition
The dialogue will bring together stakeholders from India and the European Union (EU) to discuss recent developments in the sphere of industrial decarbonisation with the aim to develop a greater understanding of the policy landscape in both India and the EU. The dialogue will also aim to identify shared approaches between the two regions for […]