ifo Schnelldienst 06/2020: European Green Deal

European Green Deal – Bottlenecks until 2030

At the beginning of this year, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, put climate protection at the top of the political agenda with the slogan “European Green Deal.” This EU deal aims to make Europe the first continent to become climate-neutral by 2050, with a cut in greenhouse gas emissions of 50–55 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 as a milestone on this path. A far-reaching restructuring of industry, energy supply, transport, and agriculture is planned, involving considerable investment. The coronavirus crisis has slowed down this project. How can the European Green Deal be implemented in times of Covid-19? Does the coronavirus pandemic endanger the climate protection program, or is it perhaps an opportunity for even more climate protection?

With contributions from

• Christoph M. Schmidt: Global Climate Policy: What Contribution Should Germany and Europe Make
• Andreas Löschel and Karen Pittel: The EU Green Deal and German Efforts to Protect the Climate in the Coronavirus Crisis
• Christoph Bals and Audrey Mathieu: European Green Deal in Times of the Coronavirus Crisis: The Way for More Climate Justice and a Sustainable Economic Recovery
• Sonja Peterson and Wilfried Rickels: European Green Deal: A CO2 Price Is Not Everything, but Without a CO2 Price Everything Is Nothing
• Stefanie Berendsen and Ingmar Jürgens: Financing the Green Deal During and After Covid-19: Apology for a Central Role for Government Action in Achieving Social Goals
• Veronika Grimm: The Green Deal as an Opportunity for Future Competitiveness in Europe: Hydrogen and Synthetic Energy Carriers
• Sabine Schlacke: European Green Deal – Bottlenecks until 2030 – A Legal Perspective
• Holger Lösch: Smart Deal – Rethinking Climate Policy in Times of Crisis
• Norbert Ammann: What Can the Business Community Do (and What Not) to Combat Climate Change?