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1/10 Tomorrow, @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen will make her 1st #SOTEU speech. The #VdLCommission’s been off to a good start with an ambitious #green agenda & the #EUGreenDeal, but the real test of her green credentials is yet to come... 
2/10 Our #EU experts @manondf + @Pieter_de_Pous will be live-tweeting highlights during tomorrow’s #SOTEU speech at 9:00AM CEST.
If you’re interested in #euclimate be sure to follow along! In the meantime, here are some major areas we’ll be looking out for 🧐👇
If you’re interested in #euclimate be sure to follow along! In the meantime, here are some major areas we’ll be looking out for 🧐👇
3/10 Pressure by many including @Fridays4future and a #Green wave during last year’s @Europarl_EN elections left @vonderleyen with little alternative than to elevate the #green agenda to unprecedented prominence.
e3g.org/publications/t… #SOTEU @QuentinGenard
e3g.org/publications/t… #SOTEU @QuentinGenard
🌱 EU Council agreed partial negotiating position on #JustTransitionFund (no numbers yet). Explicitly rules out nuclear, fossil fuels
MEPs now have to decide on their joint position before trilateral talks can start
MEPs are taking a bit longer because they *are* looking at numbers. They want a bigger fund, which the Commission reflected in its recovery plan/MFF proposal
€40bn instead of the €7.5bn they initially suggested
€40bn instead of the €7.5bn they initially suggested
THREAD: Here is my take on one of the elements of the #EUGreenDeal that got most attention in the last weeks... the new #JustTransition Mechanism aka #JustTransitionFund 👇
The full proposal will be published in January but the communication gives a taste...
The full proposal will be published in January but the communication gives a taste...
1. The Commission rightly recognizes that the #JustTransition needs to be fair for everyone:
➡️people suffering from the impacts of climate change & a lack of climate action
➡️people negatively affected by climate policy
More on this: e3g.org/library/a-just…
➡️people suffering from the impacts of climate change & a lack of climate action
➡️people negatively affected by climate policy
More on this: e3g.org/library/a-just…
2. The fund will support the regions and sectors most affected by the transition. Yes, you read that right! It’s not only about #coal. This is important because reducing emissions in other sectors will also have consequences for workers and communities. 👏👏
