The European Green Deal: Weakened, But More Necessary Than Ever
The European Green Deal was launched in December 2019, touted by new President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as the EU’s “man on the moon moment” for climate change. Fast forward to 2026 and ocean and surface temperature records are being broken; Europe has just lived through a “summer of truth” as heatwaves and forest fires devastated the continent; and the United Nations Environment Programme has officially announced that the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target has been missed.
This article was first published by TEPSA and the full text can be read on their website.
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