How to boost the European Green Deal’s scale and ambition

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Abstract

The European Green Deal (EGD) is the European Union’s flagship strategy to tackle climate change. This policy paper compares the ambition and scale of the EGD with the current relevant scientific literature. The goal is to assess whether the current proposals are capable of fulfilling the EU’s commitment to limit global warming to 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages30
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameFEPS Policy Paper

Fields of science

  • 502 Economics
  • 502049 Economic history
  • 504027 Special sociology
  • 502027 Political economy
  • 506013 Political theory

JKU Focus areas

  • Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management

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