Geopolitics of Energy: Spotlight on the EU Green Deal

The new episode of the Geopolitics of Energy podcast series discusses the structuring details of European Union's Green New Deal and its role in the continent’s future in the global geopolitical landscape
In December 2019, the European Commission presented Europe's Green Deal – EU's statement growth strategy to enhance its role as a global climate leader.

With the updated climate strategy, Europe pledged to become the first continent to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050, decouple economic growth from resource use, and to ensure a just transition for all.

For the third episode of the series, co-hosts Maritina Kanellakopoulou and Marco Dell'Aquila welcome Simone Tagliapietra, Research fellow at Bruegel – a European think tank focusing on economic policy – and Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe.

The three discuss some critical considerations of the Green Deal, the breakthrough structural additions that differentiate the new initiative from Europe's past climate plans, its geopolitical implications for Europe's state-members and trade partners, and the challenges that still need further focus.

What is the potential of the milestone Just Transition Mechanism, which aims to support the countries more exposed to the threats of the energy transition? Which countries are expected to use it the most? How is EU's energy policy changing in the wake of the new plan? What are the lessons from the economic scars from past energy policy gaps, inside and outside Europe, that led to social injustices and deprived communities?
Listen to the episode to discover more.