mapping the green transformation

The document argues that a green transformation requires a comprehensive political project combining technological innovation with social change. It examines the tension between 'green growth' and 'degrowth', the need for a European Green New Deal, and the role of federalism in managing ecological and social crises. The text also addresses the challenges of migrant integration and the necessity of expanding solidarity to include nature and future generations.

• The concept of 'green growth' is criticized for ignoring the material basis of the immaterial economy; for example, digital communication relies on energy-intensive hardware and materials that are difficult to recycle.
• A 'green revolution' is proposed to transition from fossil-fuel-based industry to a system powered by solar, wind, geothermal, and wave power, alongside innovations like artificial photosynthesis and bio-reactors.
• The authors advocate for a European Green New Deal as a transnational programme of innovation and investment to decouple economic wealth from natural resource consumption.
• Green solidarity is defined as extending beyond national or class interests to include animals, nature, the ecological system, future generations, and all humans globally.
• The report argues that the EU's current crisis management is a 'patchwork' where budgetary discipline is enforced by the EU, but the responsibility for fighting unemployment and recession remains with nation-states.
• To achieve a stable federal structure, the report suggests increasing the EU budget, implementing 'Euro-bonds' for debt mutualisation, and granting the European Parliament the sole authority to initiate legislation.
• In Spain, the 'State of autonomies' is viewed as an incomplete federal model because the central state controls the finance system and can impose policies over the competencies of autonomous communities.
• The document critiques 'integration' models that place the entire burden of adaptation on the migrant, such as the Flemish 'inburgering' process, calling instead for 'co-integration' or cosmopolitan citizenship.
• Hungary is described as having a dual migration system that privileges co-ethnic Hungarians with citizenship while maintaining a hard, security-focused policy toward non-European third-country nationals.

APA

Green European Journal (2013). mapping the green transformation. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GEJ_First_Print_Edition.pdf

Chicago

Green European Journal. mapping the green transformation. 2013. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GEJ_First_Print_Edition.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneuropeanjournal2013mapping, author = {{Green European Journal}}, title = {{mapping the green transformation}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2013}, month = jul, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/GEJ_First_Print_Edition.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }