Publication: Making the European Green Deal Work for People: The Role of Human Development in the Green Transition
Date
2023-04-24
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Published
2023-04-24
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Abstract
Climate change is the single most
important existential threat of our times. Mounting average
global temperature contributes to rising sea levels, more
frequent extreme weather events, deteriorating biodiversity,
and shifts in the sustainability of agriculture and
aquaculture. The European Green Deal (EGD) is the response
of the European Union (EU) to the climate challenge. It will
establish regulations and incentives to nudge European
society toward a more sustainable economy. To achieve these
ambitious goals the EGD combines a wide range of
regulations, policies, and intervention. But a green
transition is only possible with an enabling human
transition, and only with the proper human development
(social) policies to support this transition. This report
identifies the human development (HD) policies needed to
enable the green transition in Europe.
Citation
“Sanchez-Reaza, Javier; Ambasz, Diego; Djukic, Predrag. 2023. Making the European Green Deal Work for People: The Role of Human Development in the Green Transition. © Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39729 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”