ACCTING final conference. Empowering change: Building a fair and inclusive Green Deal

The European Green Deal aspires to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, with a commitment to ‘leave no one behind.’ However, current environmental policies often overlook the diverse social impacts on marginalised groups. Low-income populations, racial minorities, women, or rural communities frequently bear the brunt of environmental challenges, while also facing significant barriers to accessing green solutions. These groups are often excluded from decision-making processes despite possessing the necessary local knowledge and demonstrating resilience and innovation in the face of environmental challenges. ACCTING has critically examined the social and economic impacts of the European Green Deal on marginalised groups. By employing a gender+ intersectional approach, the project has demonstrated how Green Deal policies affect individual and collective behaviours, potentially exacerbating existing inequalities. Based on these extensive research insights, ACCTING has developed innovative, evidence-based solutions, including pilot actions and thematic recommendations that empower vulnerable communities and guide inclusive policymaking. The ACCTING Final Conference, “Empowering Change: Building a Fair and Inclusive Green Deal,” invites a diverse audience of civil society representatives, NGOs, policymakers, researchers, and Green Deal stakeholders to engage with actionable strategies for achieving a socially just and inclusive Green Deal.

Sparkling-Science-Spotlight with "Breathing Air" und "MEMMIG"

In the Sparkling Science Spotlights, two funded Sparkling Science projects present themselves each month in a one-hour online session and share their experiences and lessons learnt. In the 11th Spotlight on 17 October 2024, 12:00 to 13:00 Uhr we are welcoming: -Breathing Air: Analysis of typical exposure to the chemical mix of respirable ultrafine particles in rural and urban valley locations -MEMMIG: Multilingual Memories of Migration. Students conduct intergenerational interviews