1175 | 896 | Green transition and climate change in the EU – aspects for a more sustainable and healthy future | Gyula Nagy
Socio-spatial inequalities caused by environmental changes related to climate change have_x000D_
increasingly come to the forefront of Hungarian social geography research. In recent decades, the_x000D_
increasingly frequent extreme events of the effects of climate change (heat waves, floods, forest_x000D_
fires, etc.) are causing an increasing number of environmental disasters and the resulting_x000D_
environmental damage has enormous social costs. All this also has an impact on people’s daily life,_x000D_
quality of life, and health. In December 2019, the European Commission launched its proposal for a_x000D_
European Green Deal (EGD), a wide-ranging package of legislation and financial instruments to_x000D_
address climate change and ensure a “just, fair, and inclusive” transition in the European Union. The_x000D_
presentation showcases the most important aspects of the EGD and its potential effects on different_x000D_
European countries by reviewing the most important factors, which might influence the green_x000D_
transition process. Three major aspects were identified, namely, socio-cultural and economic;_x000D_
political and administrative; environmental out of which a transition framework was set. Considering_x000D_
the framework three potential transition pathways were identified for the European countries, the_x000D_
progressive, the parallel, and the pragmatic.
Gyula Nagy
lecturer, University of Szeged, Department of Economic and Social Geography
ID Abstract: 896