GreenPaths: Fueling Change with the Knowledge Hub- Where Sustainability Meets Equity
We are delighted to announce the successful start of the GreenPaths journey with our inaugural event ‘Links Between Green Transition Policy Interventions, Environmental Sustainability and Social Wellbeing in Europe’, held in Brussels.
Spotlight on GreenPaths’ Premier International Seminar: Navigating the Intersections of GreenTransition Policies.
Engaging Discussions & Insightful Revelations
Project Insights with Judith Clifton, Universidad de Cantabria: Leading the charge our esteemed GreenPaths Project Coordinator, provided an overview of the project against the backdrop of Europe’s polycrises.
Judith’s introduction not only highlighted the relevance of the project but also laid the foundations for effective collaboration. She rallied our diverse consortium – spanning academia, NGOs, and policy – to unite in identifying and analysing key literature in keypolicy areas, including energy, transport, agriculture, finance, and social welfare.
Delving into Deliverables
Discussion Paper & Infographics: Led by Daniel Díaz-Fuentes, Universidad de Cantabria, this session unveiled the intricate web linking green transition policies with environmental sustainability and social well-being. This collaborative effort serves as a first step towards a holistic understanding of the multiple impacts of the green transition.
Preliminary Assessment: Daniel Chavez, Transnational Institute, provided a critical preliminary assessment of current methodologies for forecasting and evaluating green transition policies in Europe. Key findings shed light on the prevailing siloed thinking and underlined the crucial intersections between economic and social impacts in the green transition, highlighting the challenges of energy poverty and global inequalities.
Key Insights
The seminar highlighted the urgent need to integrate economic and social considerations into the green transition discourse.
Urgent issues such as energy poverty, the impact of global supply chains, and the exacerbating effects of climate change on inequalities were brought to the fore.
Our path to a sustainable and inclusive future requires a systemic overhaul that goes beyond traditional sectoral approaches.