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"... The package, titled ‘Fit for 55' (FF55), is at the heart of the European Green Deal (EGD); the European Union (EU)'s strategy to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050, with an intermediate target of 55% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by 2030 (compared with 1990 levels). This green transition is not restricted to climate targets. In the Communication accompanying the Fit for 55 package, the EC commits to a socially fair transition, taking “the transition to climate neutrality as an opportunity to reduce systemic inequality”.
The same social justice ambitions are boldly articulated in the Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair and just transition towards climate neutrality published in December. Fairness and solidarity are stressed as the defining principles of the EGD, and Member States are urged to devise and implement climate policies that ‘leave no one behind'. The document also endorses the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s Guidelines for a Just Transition. ..."
"... The package, titled ‘Fit for 55' (FF55), is at the heart of the European Green Deal (EGD); the European Union (EU)'s strategy to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050, with an intermediate target of 55% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by 2030 (compared with 1990 levels). This green transition is not restricted to climate targets. In the Communication accompanying the Fit for 55 package, the EC commits to a socially fair ...
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