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Recent German political shifts and the upcoming EU Parliament elections raise concerns of an anti-climate backlash driven by citizens' fears of declining living standards, posing a threat to EU cohesion and competitiveness. Both EU allies and rivals heavily invest in green technologies. Faced with the Inflation Reduction Act, Europe must create a robust industrial strategy to retain talent and investments for the green transition. The alternative is further loosening public aid rules, favoring financially stronger countries, weakening the common market, and deepening structural imbalances between European regions. A genuine European Green Industrial Strategy, backed by new EU resources, can mitigate the backlash by creating jobs funded by EU funds and enhancing EU competitiveness against the green strategies of the US, China, and other rising powers. How to achieve this and what changes are needed in the EU's institutional infrastructure for the political representation of lower-income citizens and communities in making the green transition genuinely popular?  We present the seventh panel from our November conference in Warsaw. Speakers: Philippe Lamberts– Co-President of The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament Neil McInroy – Global Lead for Community Wealth Building at The Democracy Collaborative, Chair of Economic Development Association Scotland (EDAS) Corinna Zierold – Senior Policy Adviser, Head of Just Transition Coordination at industriAll Europe Chloé R. – National spokesperson for the Socialist Party (France)

🗳️ Does the future of the European Green Deal hang in the balance as the 2024 EU Elections approach? 🌿 The European Parliament has been crucial in advancing the EGD, pushing significant proposals and amendments to combat the climate emergency. However, the journey is fraught with challenges from policy blockages to the cost-of-living crisis, threatening the unity needed to achieve these ambitious goals. Join our roundtable discussion with Yan Dupas, Anais Berthier, Charlotte Burns, Diederik Samsom and Claire Dupont to explore how these elections could redefine the EU’s commitment to climate action and sustainability. 🗓️ 7 May 🕜 13h30 – 15h00 🌐 Online, register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBuT45id This session is part of the GreenDeal-NET debate series “Key Issues in EU Climate and Sustainability Governance” which explores pressing issues surrounding climate and sustainability governance in the context of the European Green Deal. Each debate offers a platform for exchanging unique perspectives, featuring a diverse panel of experts and stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, civil society and industry representatives. #EuropeanGreenDeal #EUElections2024 #Sustainability #ClimateAction

🗳️ Does the future of the European Green Deal hang in the balance as the 2024 EU Elections approach? 🌿 The European Parliament has been crucial in advancing the EGD, pushing significant proposals and amendments to combat the climate emergency. However, the journey is fraught with challenges from policy blockages to the cost-of-living crisis, threatening the unity needed to achieve these ambitious goals. Join our roundtable discussion with Yan Dupas, Anaïs Berthier, Charlotte Burns, Diederik Samsom and Claire Dupont to explore how these elections could redefine the EU’s commitment to climate action and sustainability. 🗓️ 7 May - TOMORROW 🕜 13h30 – 15h00 🌐 Online, register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBuT45id This session is part of the GreenDeal-NET debate series “Key Issues in EU Climate and Sustainability Governance” which explores pressing issues surrounding climate and sustainability governance in the context of the European Green Deal. Each debate offers a platform for exchanging unique perspectives, featuring a diverse panel of experts and stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, civil society and industry representatives. #EuropeanGreenDeal #EUElections2024 #Sustainability #ClimateAction

🗳️ Does the future of the European Green Deal hang in the balance as the 2024 EU Elections approach? 🌿 The European Parliament has been crucial in advancing the EGD, pushing significant proposals and amendments to combat the climate emergency. However, the journey is fraught with challenges from policy blockages to the cost-of-living crisis, threatening the unity needed to achieve these ambitious goals. Join our roundtable discussion with Yan Dupas, Anaïs Berthier, Charlotte Burns, Diederik Samsom and Claire Dupont to explore how these elections could redefine the EU’s commitment to climate action and sustainability. 🗓️ 7 May 🕜 13h30 – 15h00 🌐 Online, register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBuT45id This session is part of the GreenDeal-NET debate series “Key Issues in EU Climate and Sustainability Governance” which explores pressing issues surrounding climate and sustainability governance in the context of the European Green Deal. Each debate offers a platform for exchanging unique perspectives, featuring a diverse panel of experts and stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, civil society and industry representatives. #EuropeanGreenDeal #EUElections2024 #Sustainability #ClimateAction

🗳️ Does the future of the European Green Deal hang in the balance as the 2024 EU Elections approach? 🌿 The European Parliament has been crucial in advancing the EGD, pushing significant proposals and amendments to combat the climate emergency. However, the journey is fraught with challenges from policy blockages to the cost-of-living crisis, threatening the unity needed to achieve these ambitious goals. Join our roundtable discussion with Yan Dupas, Anais Berthier, Charlotte Burns, Diederik Samsom and Claire Dupont to explore how these elections could redefine the EU’s commitment to climate action and sustainability. 🗓️ 7 May 🕜 13h30 – 15h00 🌐 Online, register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBuT45id This session is part of the GreenDeal-NET debate series “Key Issues in EU Climate and Sustainability Governance” which explores pressing issues surrounding climate and sustainability governance in the context of the European Green Deal. Each debate offers a platform for exchanging unique perspectives, featuring a diverse panel of experts and stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, civil society and industry representatives. #EuropeanGreenDeal #EUElections2024 #Sustainability #ClimateAction

🗳️ Does the future of the European Green Deal hang in the balance as the 2024 EU Elections approach? 🌿 The European Parliament has been crucial in advancing the EGD, pushing significant proposals and amendments to combat the climate emergency. However, the journey is fraught with challenges from policy blockages to the cost-of-living crisis, threatening the unity needed to achieve these ambitious goals. Join our roundtable discussion with Yan Dupas, Anais Berthier, Charlotte Burns, Diederik Samsom and Claire Dupont to explore how these elections could redefine the EU’s commitment to climate action and sustainability. 🗓️ 7 May 🕜 13h30 – 15h00 🌐 Online, register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBuT45id This session is part of the GreenDeal-NET debate series “Key Issues in EU Climate and Sustainability Governance” which explores pressing issues surrounding climate and sustainability governance in the context of the European Green Deal. Each debate offers a platform for exchanging unique perspectives, featuring a diverse panel of experts and stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, civil society and industry representatives. #EuropeanGreenDeal #EUElections2024 #Sustainability #ClimateAction

🇪🇺 As the results of the 2024 European parliamentary elections become clear, SOMO is concerned about the implications for Europe’s freedom and social and environmental rights. Policies promoted by far and centre-right elected leaders threaten to undermine progress made in protecting human rights and the environment, tackling climate change, and holding companies accountable for their global impacts. From the ‘othering’ of migrants and refugees, which strips away their human rights and incites fear, to the challenges posed by energy prices and unproven technological fixes that fail to address the climate crisis, these results highlight the growing need for vigilance and advocacy. European leaders must be held accountable for ensuring human rights are upheld for all, and multinational corporations must be prevented from gobbling up ever more resources, wealth, and power at the expense of the public good. The election outcome, combined with the EU policy cycle outline for 2024-2029, suggests a new phase of EU neo-colonial expansionism under the pretence of securing a prosperous and competitive Europe. EU ambitions to diversify and secure strategic supply chains in a corporate-led energy transition are likely to harm the Global South especially. With corporate lobbies pushing for a competitive agenda prioritising deregulation and market concentration, it will be more crucial than ever during the coming political cycle to: 🔹 advocate for climate justice and a just energy transition for people and the environment; 🔹 promote transparent and democratic decision-making; 🔹 break up concentrated corporate and monopoly power; and 🔹 protect and strengthen progress made on upholding human rights and the environment through initiatives like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Batteries Regulation. Without these restraints, European corporations’ endless quest for ever higher profits at the expense of people and the environment will be unchecked. ✊ It is essential for civil society to continue acting as a watchdog to hold corporate players accountable while also mobilising and demanding a truly democratic and just Europe, which, by default, includes the recognition of and respect for migrants’ rights. SOMO and our partners in Europe and around the world remain committed to challenging corporate power and debunking the false narratives that contribute to election results like these. These outcomes underscore the critical importance of our work. #EUElections #EU

Today is a big day! The outcome of the European Elections will largely influence our capacity to pursue wellbeing for all within the planetary boundaries. There are several parties on the left-green, progressive spectrum that are promoting political pathways grounded in values of equity, democracy and sustainabilty, including The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament The Left in the European Parliament, Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament and DiEM25. To prevent Europe sliding further into a political culture of denial of the climate crisis, oligarchy, discrimination and disregard of human rights - all of them need your support! I personally will vote for the European Greens, as their programme convinces me, which also supports community-led change and demand-side solutions to the climate crisis. Moreover they led the #BeyondGrowth conference in the European Parliament, and I believe that that the growth-based, profit-oriented econmic paradigm needs to be overcome. #VoteFutureEU #EUElections2024 #ChooseCourage

🌍 With the upcoming Irish general election just announced, Coalition 2030 members have launched their Election manifestos, each outlining critical steps toward a sustainable and fair future in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. These manifestos highlight actionable policies for achieving environmental, social, and economic resilience in Ireland. Explore the priorities and proposals that Coalition 2030 members are championing for a future that leaves no one behind. 📜 Read the full list of priorities and proposals here: tinyurl.com/26p6yn8s #Election2024 #Coalition2030 #SDGs

Following the European elections, competitiveness is back on the EU’s agenda. We need an #IndustrialDeal to complement the #GreenDeal in order for Europe to attract the investments needed to meet its 2050 net zero ambitions. The European People's Party, Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament, and Renew Europe groups are setting their priorities for this mandate and for the new Commission’s work programme. Energy security remains a key focus for these three groups, along with their support for implementing the Green Deal. 💡 Most encouraging, EU leaders seem to recognize that the energy transition can also be an opportunity for our industries. Industry has the skills and capabilities to bring climate solutions to Europe, but there has to be a business case to invest here. Governments and companies must work together to make it easier to do business in the EU. I look forward to engaging in open, honest and constructive dialogue with policymakers as we head into this new mandate and work together to restore the EU’s competitiveness. https://lnkd.in/exBskw3f