Since 2019, climate policies have been a priority for the European Union, with the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Strategy. The European Commission has just proposed a new target of a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. How can we achieve this target? What should be the priorities of the next Commission? And what assessment can be made of these 5 years of climate policies?

To answer these questions, I4CE, in partnership with the Jacques Delors Institute and Strategic Perspectives, organised a conference on the afternoon of Monday 18 March 2024 in Paris, focusing on three key topics for thinking about the future of European climate policies, basing discussions on 4i-TRACTION project work:

• How can a new mode of governance emerge between the European Union, the Member States, citizens and businesses?
• How can we make the transition accessible to everyone, and in particular to the middle classes who are still poorly covered by current public policies?
• Are France and Europe giving themselves the means to invest in the future they want?

The event was held in French in a hybrid format, in-person in Paris with the option to attend online.

Roundtable Recordings (French) 

Round Table 1: Europe, States, Citizens, Companies - the emergence of a new mode of governance

• Yves Mathieu, Founder and co-director, Mission Publique

• Jules Besnainou, Executive Director, Cleantech for Europe

• Mélanie Bourgeois, Policy Officer, Energy Cities
• Karin Thalberg, Research Fellow, Jacques Delors Institute

Moderated by Camille Defard, Jacques Delors Institute.

Link: https://youtu.be/ELTxxneAD6Q

Round Table 2: Will Europe's ecological transition be fair or not?

• Solange Martin, ADEME

• Louise Kessler, I4CE

• Sarah Coupechoux, Fondation Abbé Pierre

Moderated by Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, I4CE.

Link: https://youtu.be/aXKepT1f5p8

Round Table 3: Are France and Europe giving themselves the means to invest in the future they want?

• Clément Serre, European commission

• Julie Evain, I4CE

• Morvan Mallegol, La Banque Postale

Moderated by Neil Makaroff, Strategic Perspectives.

Link: https://youtu.be/DdkatF_G2i0