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#16: How clean is your Deal? EU climate policy after the 2024 elections
The 2024 European elections announced the start of a new European
policy cycle, as not only a new European Parliament was elected but also a new
European Commission term started. On the heels of far-right successes in EU
Member States elections, citizens elected a more rightwing European Parliament.
Furthermore, even though von der Leyen will stay on as Commission President,
changes in her Commission structure and political guidelines could indicate a
move away from climate change as the top priority.
Jeff Rosamond, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, joins
us for this episode to help us understand the elections and their possible
impact on climate policy.
This will be the final episode (for now). To stay up to date on
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Music: ‘Lazy Walk’ by Cheel.
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#15: How green is your ocean? Marine governance and the European Green Deal
Oceans are at the forefront of climate change. As the biggest carbon sink, they play an important role in absorbing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. However, this absorption also heats up the ocean and results in ocean acidification, with significant negative consequences for marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them for their livelihood. At the same time, it has also become one of the prime locations for renewable energy generation.
In this episode, Froukje Maria Platjouw and Judith van Leeuwen, marine governance experts, share their insights on how the EU governs its oceans and seas, how it features into the European Green Deal, and the challenges sustainable marine governance faces.
For more information on their Horizon Europe research projects, which study how to navigate the complexity of EU marine governance under the European Green Deal to develop a coherent and integrated EU ocean policy framework, you can go here: CrossGov and PERMAGOV.
Music: ‘Lazy Walk’ by Cheel.
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#14: Climate justice for all: intersectionality and climate movements
While climate change impacts everyone, some communities are disproportionally affected over others. Therefore, climate movements have put focus on the concept of ‘intersectionality’ in their fight against climate change. Clear examples of this are the chant of ‘Climate Justice is Racial Justice’ that gained traction during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, and the explicit connection between climate action and support for Palestine during Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. However, the latter also showed that there can be internal contention in climate movements as some argue to separate broader politics from addressing climate change.
Eugene Nulman and Daniela Chironi share their insights on this topic in this episode to help us understand how climate change and intersectionality are linked, and what it means for climate movements.
Music: ‘Lazy Walk’ by Cheel.
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Episode 13: Trading extinction for restoration? Biodiversity and economic policy
Scientists argue that we are entering a sixth mass extinction event as biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented
rate. In contrast to prior mass extinction events caused by natural phenomena, this extinction event is the result of human activity leading to climate change or habitat degradation.
Simon Happersberger, researcher at the Brussels School of Governance working on sustainable trade, joins us today to
discuss the linkages between biodiversity and economic policy and trade.
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#12: Innovating for the future
The EU’s transition to climate neutrality requires significant efforts from all economic sectors. A key requirement for sectors to move to more sustainable practices is the availability of alternative climate-friendly technologies. Developing these requires innovation and strong investments. How do you create the right conditions for innovation to flourish? What can be improved from our current circumstances?
To help us better understand the role of innovation in industry decarbonization, we are joined by Viktor Salenius, a researcher at Oxford University who works on innovation and the green transition in energy-intensive industries.
Music: ‘Lazy Walk’ by Cheel.
Stay on top of the latest insights in EU climate policy by listening to How Green Is Your Deal? In 20-to-30-minute episodes, host and researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their views on the EU climate transition. Topics include everything from carbon pricing, the role of climate activism and NGOs, to how to integrate climate action in all the EU’s policy measures.
Co-funded by the EU. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
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