Toward European Green Cohesion
As a new strategy outlined by the European Investment Bank notes, the European Union's regional funding policies must evolve to address multiple goals at once, starting with the transition to a net-zero economy. Cohesion and climate action are now two sides of the same coin.
BRUSSELS – Many of the European Union’s poorer members are in a double bind. Though these countries are among those most exposed to the destructive effects of climate change, they also face greater risks from the shift to a green, zero-emission, digital economy.