The transition to green energy offers new opportunities for rural regions in Europe in particular: our calculations show an increase in employment and added value by 2050, especially for rural regions that are currently lagging behind economically.
Thomas Schwab, economic expert at the Bertelmann Stiftung, explains how the energy transition in Europe will affect the various regions and what these results mean for European cohesion policy.

Event Recording: Leveraging Twin Transition Technology for Regional Cohesion in Europe
24.04.2023 in Brussels

THE STATE OF THE UNION 2023 - The State of the Union 2023

The 13th edition of The State of the Union conference Florence on 4-6 May 2023.

Expert panel on May 4th, 2023
Technological Capabilities for the Twin Transition: Linking European Regions for Cohesion

The discussion included:
Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Professor, Utrecht University, and Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute
Anna Sobczak, Policy Coordinator DG ENER, European Commission, and EU Fellow, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, EUI
Katharina Gnath, Senior Project Manager, Europe’s Future, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Moderator: Alessandro Merli, Associate Fellow, SAIS Europe

Event on 16 March 2023 at the Berlin office of the Bertelsmann Stiftung

The Future of EU Cohesion: Effects of the Twin Transition on Disparities across European Regions

The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the ZOE Institute for Future-Fit-Economies hosted a virtual seminar with speakers Alessio Terzi and Jonathan Barth to discuss if green growth can be the pathway towards a net zero economy.