Episode #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.
About the guest
Jeffrey (Jeff) Rosamond is a specialist in European Union and climate change politics. His research focuses on climate policy negotiations that occur within and between the European Parliament and Council of the European Union. His work pays particular attention to the relationship between climate governance and both EU integration and democracy.
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About the podcast series
The von der Leyen I Commission set out to put the EU on a pathway toward a sustainable, low-carbon future with the launch of the European Green Deal. However, the Green Deal quickly found itself in rough waters as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine risked derailing it all.
To help you understand what the EU aimed at doing in the European Green Deal, how it is impacted by changing times, and what we can expect from the second von der Leyen Commission, GreenDeal-NET created a How Green Deal? In 20- to 30-minute episodes, host and researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their views on the EU's 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.
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