Green Wave

Are borders really the normal state of affairs? A critical and historical approach suggests this is in fact a very recent development. By recognising this, we can start to open our minds to imagine new ways of including ‘Others’ within our own borders. A radical futuristic plan for a borderless Europe.

Written by Robert Menasse & Ulrike Guérot and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/europe-the-reconstruction-of-the-free-world
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In a context where acts of terrorism and violence provide justification for increasingly intrusive interference with the rights of citizens, what international frameworks exist to limit government surveillance and how effective are they? What can be done at the EU level to complement those safeguarding mechanisms?

Written by Estelle Massé & Fanny Hidvegi and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-age-of-security-populists/
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Climate change and digitalisation will shape the 21st century, but society’s ability to determine the future should not be downplayed. Christophe Degryse, head of the Foresight Unit at the European Trade Union Institute, explores how social movements such as trade unions, business groups, and political parties adapt to these trends will be pivotal in constructing the social model of the decades to come.

Written by Christophe Degryse and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/three-futures-for-trade-unions-in-2049
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The European transport sector needs a transformation if it is to support a green Europe in 2049. Solutions to transport’s most pressing environmental problems are emerging, but will bring their own challenges. Sustainable mobility experts Ian Skinner, Huib van Essen, and Anouk van Grinsven analyse what the opportunities and dilemmas mean for how we live and move, and outline how policy-makers can best respond.

Written by Ian Skinner, Huib van Essen & Anouk van Grinsven and read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/delivering-green-mobility-in-2049
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The rise of populism across Europe and beyond has been widely acknowledged, achieving significant electoral success in recent years, in Germany, France and the UK to name but a few. Amanda Machin and Oliver Wagener explore the lesser noted and intriguing appearance of environmental themes within these populist parties’ manifestos.

Written by Amanda Machin & Oliver Wagener and read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-nature-of-green-populism/

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We are drowning in plastic. It is hard to exaggerate the scale and urgency of the challenge facing the world, to substantially reduce our plastics use, and to ensure we reuse and recycle as much and as quickly as possible. Vicky Cann from the Corporate Europe Observatory details how highly active corporate lobbyists are seeking to avoid binding regulations and are granted the lion's share of access to European Commission officials.

Written by Vicky Cann and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/plastic-promises-industry-seeking-to-avoid-binding-regulations/

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Neonicotinoids are the most popular – and the most poisonous – insecticides in the world. The large-scale collateral damage caused by neonicotinoids, or ‘neonics’ in short, on our ecosystem has been suppressed for years by industry spin doctors and intensive lobbying by producers of this agricultural poison. Jeroen van der Sluijs argues that, although the recent EU ban on neonics is an important step it is not yet enough to turn the tide.

Written by Jeroen van der Sluijs and read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-ipcc-report-and-its-political-implications/

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The recent IPCC report made international headlines for underlining that countries have as little as 12 years to take steps to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Bert Metz, fellow at the European Climate Foundation, explains what the report means for the planet, the economy, and for Europe.

Written by Bert Metz and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-ipcc-report-and-its-political-implications/
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Instead of policy which pulls in different directions, Europe needs an integrated food policy that supports more local attempts at a sustainable and productive food system. Co-chair of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) Olivier De Schutter explores the urgent need for reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy.

Written by Olivier De Schutter and read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-food-policy-for-europe/

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Environmental taxes advocated by Green parties such as road pricing give rise to social resistance and populist criticism. There is, however, a response to the mistrust of green taxation. Richard Wouters explores the potential of the environmental dividend to drum up support for much needed but controversial green taxes.

Written by Richard Wouters and read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-environmental-dividend-greening-in-times-of-populism/

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