Need for a more fundamental rights-compliant European Green Deal

The European Green Deal is the EU’s principal strategy to tackle climate change: a green transition that strives to leave no one behind. A new paper from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reveals a fragmented approach to addressing the impact of climate change on fundamental rights. The paper argues that a systematic application of fundamental rights standards and obligations in EU climate policy could more effectively advance a just and inclusive transition.

FRA’s paper Towards a Fundamental-Rights-Compliant European Green Deal offers a critical assessment of EU climate policies through a human rights lens. It emphasises the need to mainstream fundamental rights in future legislative and policy files to ensure they deliver on the promise of a fair and just transition. It proposes several ways forward for the EU and its Members States.

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