[FR] Euroquestions #69 | Towards an Energy Union 2.0 to achieve the Green Deal
Since the launch of the European Green Deal in December 2019, the EU has had to deal with a series of crises on top of the climate emergency: Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, inflation. It also has to respond to the US IRA plan and address its dependence on Chinese strategic materials. However, in four years, the EU has been very active in achieving climate neutrality: adoption of the Fit for 55 package, contribution to green investments with the recovery plan, launch of REPowerEU and discussions on the EU’s industrial policy on clean technologies. However, the EU faces growing geopolitical, economic, social and political challenges that threaten the achievement of the Energy Union’s objectives, namely to achieve climate neutrality while preserving its energy security and ensuring affordable energy prices. The EU already has an excellent foundation for energy and climate policy, but its instruments are still too national, too temporary, insufficiently binding and do not contribute enough to achieving the EU’s objectives.
So how can we respond to these challenges? How can we preserve solidarity and coordination at European level? With what funding and what governance? And how can we take into account the contributions and concerns of European citizens?
We are pleased to welcome Camille Defard, Head of the Energy Centre at the Jacques Delors Institute, who will present her report and recommendations.
