Policies driving green and digital transitions, the so-called twin transitions, are intended to level the playing field to achieve the European Growth Model1, attain the EU Green Deal2 and make the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals3 a reality. Indeed, generating zero negative effects on the climate can be efficiently achievable by the twin green and digital transitions.
However, these policies have had unintended effects such as creating new inequalities and aggravating existing inequality gaps4. Social groups already at risk in the EU’s most vulnerable regions are primarily affected. Therefore, public authorities and policy makers at local, national and European levels need an evidence-based understanding of these inequalities and concrete ways to prevent and mitigate them.
The READJUST project strives to address the inequalities created or exacerbated by the twin transitions policies and aims to suggest policy options for overcoming the potential trade-offs between efficiency and equality in the twin transition in the key sectors of mobility and agri-food.
To implement this, the READJUST project follows a clear work plan divided into six interdependent work packages (WPs):
Explore the work packages in detail by clicking the boxes in the the diagram.
WP1: Inequality overview
Under the lead of Fraunhofer ISI, this work package focuses on the identification of inequalities caused or aggravated by the twin transition and the analysis of policies in this area. It aims to isolate the factors that drive inequalities in the agri-food and mobility sectors and to map enablers for a fair and just transition.
WP2: READJUST Observatory
Under the lead of Yaghma, this work package focuses on building a policy tracker tool to allow for the systematic analysis of national policies in EU states. It also aims to set up an inequality index based on the results of WP1 and an equality self-assessment tool for policymakers.
WP3: Co-Creation of Policy Measures
Under the lead of VTT, this work package focuses on stakeholder engagement and the identification of suitable policy measures through co-creative approaches. Technology developers, citizens, policymakers and other stakeholders will be actively involved to develop and validate policies for a fair transition.
WP4: Policy Options for Equal Twin Transition
Under the lead of Fraunhofer ISI, this work package focuses on (co-)producing policy advice in policy labs and mapping routes for the policy change towards a just transition to a green and digital future. A policy roadmap will be developed to guide the promotion of equality and social inclusion in policy processes.
WP4: Policy Roadmap for Equality in Twin Transition
Under the lead of Fraunhofer ISI, this work package focuses on (co-)producing policy advice in policy labs and mapping routes for the policy change towards a just transition to a green and digital future. A policy roadmap will be developed to guide the promotion of equality and social inclusion in policy processes.
WP5: Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation
Under the lead of EURICE, this work package focuses on communication and dissemination of project results. It aims to bolster the project’s visibility and outreach through strategic planning and operational support of project exploitation and to amplify its impact through stakeholder engagement and policy activities.
WP6: Project Management
Under the lead of Yaghma, this work package focuses on the effective and efficient management of the project. The aim is to provide a clear organisational framework, support mechanisms and guidance to ensure a smooth project workflow.
1 Cf. European Commission (2024): European Growth Model, online available at: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-and-fiscal-governance/european-growth-model_en.
2 Cf. European Commission (2024): The European Green Deal. Striving to be the first climate-neutral conti-nent, online available at: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en.
3 Cf. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Sustainable Development (2024): The 17 Goals, online available at: https://sdgs.un.org/goals.
4 See for example Schwab (2022): Digital and Green Transition Threatens to Widen the Gap between EU Re-gions, in: New Perspectives on Global & European Dynamics, Bertelsmann Stiftung. Online available at: https://globaleurope.eu/europes-future/digital-and-green-transition-threatens-to-widen-the-gap-between-eu-regions/.