The green deal is the big European action plan to fight against climate change. It will be unveiled Wednesday in Brussels, while is currently holding the COP 25 in Madrid. The European Union wants to get on track to become the first carbon neutral continent in 2050.
Greening European policies
This plan will be numbers first. Decrease CO2 emissions by 50 to 55% within 10 years. Today, the goal is only 40%. Another objective of the "green deal" is to aim for carbon neutrality in 2050. To achieve this, European policies must be greened, from transport to energy, through agriculture and even investment and finance. A gigantic program. Brussels is also considering a carbon tax at borders to avoid unfair competition from less virtuous neighbors.
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"I think a lot of people will accept to change"
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, hopes to convince European citizens of the merits of this initiative. "I believe that many people will accept to change.If we are the first in Europe to develop technologies to save this planet, we will have a strong industrial base for the future, because we will be the exporters of these technologies," says Ursula von der Leyen.
But Brussels is well aware that the ecological transition is scary. The first measure that will soon be detailed is therefore a fund for the just transition. At least 100 billion euros to make the green deal socially acceptable.