Just European Green Deal

Our Deal: Social Balance, Participation, Skills and Labour

The climate agenda needs a strong social agenda, or it will fail. People start feeling both the effects of climate change and of mitigation policies on their daily lives. Yet, bold policies to buffer social inequalities are not in place, fueling skepticism and resistance.

Our activities in the area of a socially just Green Deal

09.03.2026 | Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press

Turning equality into a culture war issue may result in economic self-harm. Dismissing equal opportunities and skills development as so-called »woke«…


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27.02.2026 | EN, Just European Green Deal, Social media, News
"View through a series of stacked, unpainted steel car body shells on a production line, creating a tunnel-like perspective. In the centre, a smiling worker in a blue uniform and cap is visible, inspecting the vehicles. Photo: picture alliance / dpa / Julian Stratenschulte."

| Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press
"Thermal image of an interior room showing heat loss through a radiator. The radiator displays a gradient from red-orange (hottest) at the top to yellow-green (cooler) below, while surrounding walls and furniture appear in blue tones (coldest), indicating significant temperature differences and potential energy inefficiency."

Unaffordable housing and energy erode trust — and increase Europe’s vulnerability to coercion. Staying the course on efficiency and renewables creates…


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11.12.2025 | EN, Just European Green Deal, Event, News

The high level conference is taking place on 11 December 2025 at Martin's Brussels EU hotel, Blv Charlemagne 80, 1000 Brussels.


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Deutschlandfunk Kultur "Studio 9" Interview mit Claudia Detsch, Leiterin FES Kompetenzzentrum Klima und soziale Gerechtigkeit, 09 Oktober…


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24.09.2025 | EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Event, News

Competitiveness is currently the Commission's top priority. On 24 September, policymakers and experts are invited to discuss what efforts towards this…


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05.09.2025 | EN, Zooming in on..., Just European Green Deal, Publication, News

02.07.2025 | EN, Just European Green Deal, Going local and let people drive change, Keep cool and don't carry on, Social media, Publication, News

30.05.2025 | DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press

Cornel Ban on China's lead in clean technologies, failed EU initiatives and a credible strategy for the working class.

Cornel Ban is Professor of…


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28.04.2025 | DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Keep cool and don't carry on, News | Press

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09.03.2026 | Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press

Turning equality into a culture war issue may result in economic self-harm. Dismissing equal opportunities and skills development as so-called »woke«…


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28.01.2026 | EN, The Nuclear Series, Event, News
Abstract artwork showing a large yellow circle against a blue background, intersected by white geometric shapes; logos of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Brussels, and the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management appear at the bottom.

At the limits of feasibility – what role for nuclear in Europe’s energy supply?


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| Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press
"Thermal image of an interior room showing heat loss through a radiator. The radiator displays a gradient from red-orange (hottest) at the top to yellow-green (cooler) below, while surrounding walls and furniture appear in blue tones (coldest), indicating significant temperature differences and potential energy inefficiency."

Unaffordable housing and energy erode trust — and increase Europe’s vulnerability to coercion. Staying the course on efficiency and renewables creates…


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Meirkhanova, Aruzhan

Powering the transition

rebuilding Central Asia's electricity grids for regional resilience

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Lowitzsch, Jens ; Bucha, Monika ; Lonscher, Sarah

From access to ownership

energy communities & social inclusion in the EU's energy transition

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