Ensuring a Fair Green Transition
“Humanity has opened the gates of hell”, stated UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Climate Ambition Summit in September 2023, emphasising that we are currently on a path of global warming above 2.4°C or even 2.9°C.
Despite this, climate action has faced headwinds in recent years, perhaps particularly in Europe. In the face of a context hostile to the structural changes necessary for the transition, which disparities should be urgently tackled? How can a fairer green transition be ensured? And, last but not least, what Franco-German perspectives are there on this issue?
This Paper resulted from a workshop at the 12th Genshagen Forum for Franco-German Dialogue (June 27 and 28, 2024) with the topic “Disintegrated Societies? The Future of Cohesion in Europe”.
Dàmir Belltheus Avdic, Head of Climate and Innovation Department, Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM), Berlin.
Marie Krpata, Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) at Ifri, Paris
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