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Podcast #11: Past, present and future: lessons from 30 years of EU climate policy

The EU has a long history of formulating climate policies resulting in the European Green Deal. What are some of the trends that have emerged over the last 30 years and does the Green Deal break away from them? What can they tell us about the future of EU climate policy? 

In this episode, Claire Dupont shares her insights on the past, present and future of climate governance.  

You can read the GreenDeal-NET state-of-the-art review ‘Three decades of EU climate policy: Racing toward climate neutrality?’ lead-authored by Claire to delve deeper into this topic.

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About the guest

Claire Dupont is a Research Professor of European and International Governance at Ghent University’s Department of Public Governance. Since 2016, she has served as a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Environment Agency, and in 2022, she was elected Chair of the 

Scientific Committee. Since 2021, Claire is also serving as a member of the Luxembourg Climate Policy Observatory.

Her research has long focused on EU climate and energy governance, with particular research interests in climate policy integration and the interactions between the internal and external dimensions of EU policy,

and the role of the EU in the world. More recently, her work has turned to studies of approaches to governing the broader transition to sustainability.

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About the podcast series

Ever since the von der Leyen Commission launched the European Green Deal, European climate policy went into overdrive, and it seems like every week there is a new initiative.

To help you navigate, understand and unpack these complexities, GreenDeal-NET created a podcast in which researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their work and insights. Topics range from the objectives of the Green Deal to climate adaptation and environmental movements.

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