Tackling climate change is an urgent priority for the security of our planet and future
generations, as we encounter increasing extreme weather conditions, the European
Green Deal has provided ambitious legislation to move Europe towards a carbon free
society. Climate solutions need to be embedded within social justice to ensure no one is
left behind during this transition and to prevent a public backlash from groups unable to
shoulder the cost of the European Green Deal.
Many of the measures proposed including the Energy Performance of Building Directive,
the Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS2), the Energy Efficiency Directive, and the
Renewable Energy Directive risk to disproportionately impact on low-income
households and marginalised communities
What is now needed is a Green and Social Deal which proactively addresses the
social dimension as a priority, rather than an afterthought.
