FEPS Newsletter 10 Feb 2023 – Climate mainstreaming, Fit for 55 package and more!

Climate change is a systemic issue that cannot be addressed by siloed thinking. The transition to a political, social and economic model needs a holistic understanding to address the planetary emergencies and to implement the commitments of the EU Climate Law. Transforming societies and economies while respecting sustainability principles means mainstreaming environmental concerns whenever we design policies for all other areas.

The ‘Climate mainstreaming: Breaking down the silos’ series comprises four policy briefs that disentangle these interlinkages by connecting climate matters with different disciplinary backgrounds. The objective is to assist progressive policymakers who want to adopt environmentally sustainable policies that can remedy rather than exacerbate existing inequalities.

This policy brief provides policymakers with tools for a more systematic application of principles of climate justice. The normative principles explored provide a starting point for mainstreaming climate justice in other policy fields, such as health, gender and digital, where a move away from siloed policymaking is proving urgent. Read more.

POLICY BRIEF
Climate and gender policy
‘Climate mainstreaming: Breaking down the silos‘ series

What are the positive and negative interactions across the processes of technological advances involved in climate change mitigation and digitalisation? This policy brief shows how current EU policy strategies take account of these interactions. It proceeds by outlining 15 principles around which policies for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and compensation should be designed to ensure justice and to leverage the greatest synergies with the ongoing process of digitalisation. Read more.

New climate policies could exacerbate existing inequalities if the costs and benefits of the transition are not equitably distributed. This policy study by FEPS, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) examines how the social elements of the Fit for 55 package evolved in the context of the climate, energy, and cost-of-living crises. Read more.