1. Towards a green, competitive and resilient EU economy: How can digitalisation help?
- Author:
- Annika Hedberg and Stefan Sipka
- Publication Date:
- 07-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- European Policy Centre
- Abstract:
- EU leaders stress the importance of the green transition and digital transformation and consider it crucial to the EU's recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Rightly so. Aligning the EU's green and digital transition policies carries enormous potential and should become central to the Union's efforts to create a competitive and sustainable climate-neutral economy. The European Commission's Green Deal proposal – supported by, for example, the Industrial Strategy, the Circular Economy Action Plan and Digital Strategy – already recognises that the two transitions are closely linked. But the EU should go a step further. It should lead the way and ensure that digitalisation enhances environmental protection and climate action and that the digital sector becomes greener. The findings in this paper are the result of a year-long EPC research project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, European Union, Economy, Green Technology, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Europe