Climate Action, Social Justice, and Democracy: Europe’s New Trilemma

Summary

European politics have been hobbled by a complex trilemma of the green transition, social justice, and democracy. Rather than approaching this puzzle in terms of trade-offs, European governments should employ open forms of democratic engagement to cultivate positive linkages.

Creators/Authors

Richard Youngs
Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.

Namita Kambli
Kambli is a research manager at E3G in Brussels.

Tags

europe eu politics and institutions democracy and rule of law climate action and ecological transitions