The Wonk's Survival Guide to the European Green Deal

POLITICO’s guide to one of the most consequential legislative efforts in the history of the European Union.


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Chapter 1: What is it?

POLITICO brings you the basics on the EU’s biggest project. 

Need to quickly cram for a meeting with Europe’s climate czar Frans Timmermans? We have you covered.


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The bluffer’s guide: 7 things to know to get through a meeting with Frans Timmermans

The ‘accidental’ adviser: The most important voice in climate change you’ve never heard of

Your home, your food, your car: Where emissions cuts are going to have to come from

How to speak Green Deal: A glossary

** Industry voice by Coca-Cola: Creating a ‘better normal’, not just a ‘new normal’ **


Chapter 2: The politics of the Green Deal

POLITICO looks at the political pinch points and legislative battles ahead for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s green ambitions.


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The 5 labors of Ursula von der Leyen

The Green Deal’s third rail: people

The car and cow conundrum

Curb your enthusiasm: How do countries feel about the Green Deal?

German conseratives’ green dilemma


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Chapter 3: Making the Green Deal real

POLITICO looks at the ways the deal will upend how companies, consumers and governments work together.


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Here come the lawyers

A tale of two Belgian cities going green

Quiz: What the Green Deal means for you

You can’t save the planet (alone)

** Industry voice by Cefic: Can the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability make the Green Deal a reality? **



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Chapter 4: The tech we need

POLITICO looks at the breakthroughs the EU will need to become climate neutral.


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Brussels’ green moonshots

Sunk costs: The problem with carbon capture

The quest for green steel

Getting concrete with green cement

Heavy fuels: The road ahead for electric cars

** Industry voice by BASF SE: Success of the EU Green Deal will depend on tech **


Chapter 5: Leaving no one behind

POLITICO looks at how vulnerable regions, people and industries are preparing for a low-emissions future.


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Workers on the front lines of the green transition

Slovakia’s car industry faces Green Deal fears

A rearguard action against one of Germany’s last coal projects

The price of decarbonization


Chapter 6: Leading by example

POLITICO looks at how the EU’s climate ambitions can serve as a model for the rest of the world.


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The moral case for the European Green Deal

How to sell the Green Deal

Brussels struggles to export its ideals

The road to COP26 lies through Brussels

No hiding from EU’s eyes in the sky


Latest articles on the Green Deal

Europe’s renovation wave risks exposing workers to asbestos

June 2, 2022 12:37 pm

Labor unions are clashing with construction companies over how to protect workers from the carcinogen.

Parliament tries to boost climate efforts as emissions and temperatures soar

May 17, 2022 7:18 pm

Surge in CO2 pollution is tied to the end of the pandemic, but an analyst says it ‘is just a bump on the road.’

Ditching gas to save the planet risks mass starvation, top UN economist says

May 17, 2022 6:33 pm

Divestment from fossil fuels will raise food prices, Máximo Torero says.

EU climate emissions higher than before pandemic

May 16, 2022 10:38 pm

Eurostat said the economic recovery was the key driver of the increase.

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