European Green Deal.

This Communication from the European Commission sets out a Green Deal for the European Union and its citizens, together with a roadmap of the key policies and measures needed to achieve it. The European Green Deal is defined as a new growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the EU's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. The European Green Deal is an integral part of the Commission’s strategy to implement the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals and aims at accelerating and underpinning the transition needed in all sectors. The Policy is structured in four sections: 1. Introduction - turning an urgent challenge into a unique opportunity; 2. Transforming the EU's economy for a sustaniable future; 3. The EU as a global leader; and 4. Time to act - together: a European Climate Pact.
Section 2 sets out the following areas of action to deliver the European Green Deal: (1) Increasing the EU's climate ambition for 2030 and 2050; (2) Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy; (3) Mobilising industry for a clean and circular economy; (4) Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way; (5) Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility; (6) From ‘Farm to Fork’: designing a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system; (7) Preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity; and (8) A zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment.
As regards the 'Farm to Fork' Strategy, the Commission proposes to launch a broad stakeholder debate covering all the stages of the food chain, and paving the way to formulating a more sustainable food policy by submitting the 'Farm to Fork' Strategy in 2020. Among other things, the 'Farm to Fork' Strategy will strengthen farmer and fishermen's efforts to tackle climate change, protect the environment and preserve biodiversity; contribute to achieving a circular economy; and stimulate sustainable food consumption and promote affordable healthy food for all.
Further, in relation to the necessary actions to preserve and restore ecosystems and biodiversity, the Commission will present a Biodiversity Strategy in 2020, to be followed by specific action in 2021. This Strategy will set global targets to protect biodeversity, as well as commitments to address the main causes of biodervisty loss in the EU, underpinned by measurables objectives that address the main causes of biodeversity loss. More generally, work will also continue under the common fisheries policy to reduce the adverse impacts that fishing can have on ecosystems, specially in sensitive areas, and the Commission will support more connected and well-managed marine protected areas. Building on the Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission will also prepare a new EU Forest Strategy covering the whole forest cycle and promoting the many services that forests provide.
The document also lays down ways to mainstream sustainability across all EU policies and make the EU a global leader in sustainability. Lastly, the Commission commits to launch a European Climate Pact in 2020 to focus on ways to engage with the public on climate action.