Programme - Europe 2020 agenda: a path or barrier to the Green New Deal?

A Greens/EFA Conference

On 3 March, the European Commission is publishing its Communication on the EU2020 Strategy. Download the conference programme.

Un "New Deal" verde per l'Europa per la modernizzazione ecologica di fronte alla crisi

Sintesi del rapporto in Italiano

A Green New Deal for Europe: Towards green modernisation in the face of crisis

Findings of a Wuppertal Institute report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament.

In the face of the current crises, Europe needs a Green New Deal. This new report reveals that the EU is not making the most of the budget and financial instruments it has at its disposal.

Executive Summary: A Green New Deal for Europe

Executive summary of the Wuppertal Institute report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament.

Green Work

Employment and skills - the climate change challenge

This report by Jean Lambert (Greens/EFA MEP, UK) argues that there can be no adequate response to climate change without a fundamental greening of work, a greening of industry, and a greening of skills.

A Green New Deal

Getting Ireland back on track

The Irish Green Party's Green New Deal proposals for Ireland.

The European Green Collar Economy

Achievements so far – forecasts for the future

The objective of this first paper published by the Green European Foundation is to gather the conclusions of existing studies on current and future employment opportunities in the eco industry.

Low carbon jobs for Europe

Current opportunities and future prospects

This WWF study shows that at least 3.4 million European jobs are directly related to renewable energy, sustainable transport and energy efficient goods and services.

Wind at work

Wind energy and job creation in the EU

This report by the European Wind Energy Association looks at existing jobs in the European wind industry and gives job projections for the future, according to its calculations.

A Climate for Recovery

The colour of stimulus goes green

A report by HSBC looking at the content of economic recovery plans and at their 'green' shares. It states that renewables have received only limited support and believes these commitments are only the "first instalment of further efforts by governments to use low-carbon growth as a key lever for economic recovery" on the road to the Copenhagen climate talks.

A Global Green New Deal

Report prepared for the Economics and Trade Branch, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP

UNEP's Global Green New Deal argues that mobilising and re-focussing the global economy towards investment in clean technologies and 'natural' infrastructure such as forest and soils is the best bet for real growth, combating climate change and triggering an employment boom in the 21st century.

Green Jobs

Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world

This report has been commissioned and funded by UNEP, as part of the joint UNEP, ILO, IOE, ITUC Green Jobs Initiative. It gives a comprehensive overview of today's "green economy" with existing and potential future green jobs.