Opinion

Europe’s Green Deal Is Unraveling

Europe’s centrally planned climate agenda has collided with economic reality, weakening growth and fueling political backlash.
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Europe’s Green Deal Is Unraveling
Protesting farmers drove tractors to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in 2023. Jakob Berg/Shutterstock
Mohamed Moutii
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Over the past decade, Europe has played a leading role in shaping global climate policy, highlighted by the launch of the European Green Deal in 2019—Ursula von der Leyen described it as a “man on the moon moment.” The initiative aims to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 while fostering innovation and strengthening its industrial base.
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Mohamed Moutii
Mohamed Moutii
Author
Mohamed Moutii is a research associate at the Arab Center for Research, a research fellow at the Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues (IREF Europe), and a member of the Ibn Khaldun Initiative for Free Thought. He has translated numerous books from English to Arabic, helping to spread free-market literature in the Arabic-speaking world. His work includes articles, analyses, and policy briefs published by various Western and Arab think tanks.