Energy transition strengthens cohesion

The Green Deal is seen by some as an attack on rural areas. A study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung now shows: economically weak regions can be strengthened by 2050 as a result of the energy transition – and reduce inequality compared to cities.

Europe’s potential winner of the energy transition lies in the north-east of Poland. With 4.9 percent more jobs, the Green Deal could create more new jobs in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodeship by 2050 than anywhere else in the EU, according to a calculation by the Bertelsmann Stiftung in its as yet unpublished study „Energizing EU Cohesion,“ which Table.Media obtained in advance. The study examined for over 200 regions in the EU how value creation and employment are developing as a result of the Green Deal energy policy and the goal of climate neutrality.

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