What's new for the European Commission 2021 Work Programme
By Tom Carter, Senior Associate
The European Commission has described scores of specific objectives for 2021 to implement the European Green Deal, the Digital Transformation, the Green Recovery, and other long-term strategies. The Commission Work Programme 2021 addresses multiple goals, each ambitious in its own right, addressing:
Carbon emissions reduction
Circular economy
Biodiversity
Toxic free environment
Sustainable and smart mobility
Artificial intelligence
Sustainable corporate governance
Funding for green and digital goals
Together, the action items are designed to accelerate the transformation of Europe into a digital green economy while making it healthier, fairer, and more prosperous.
What does this mean for business?
Read our EU Green Deal series and find out.
The European Green Deal (EGD) is one of six headline social and economic policy ambitions proposed by the European Commission. Specifically, the EGD is designed to ensure that European Union (EU) members do all they can to sustain human and ecosystem health. We have developed a four-part series in partnership with our Passerelle Public Affairs team in Brussels.
Our blogs describe the elements of the EGD and the opportunities they present for innovative, sustainable, and/or digital products, services, systems, and technologies.
The blogs are organized as follows:
Contact us to explore how to encourage supportive policies and maximize markets for products and services that align to the European Green Deal.