EU faces ‘make or break moment’ for green transition, report says

German farmers demonstrate outside the EU parliament in support of a nature restoration law which was watered down after concerted rightwing opposition. Photograph: Jean-François Badias/AP

The EU faces a “make or break moment” for decarbonisation if it is to stick to the European Green Deal, a new report warns, amid the cost of living crisis, multiple elections and a growing political “greenlash”.

In research published on Thursday, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) said European policymakers must convince voters that sticking to the green transition is in their interests – especially with European parliament elections and several national elections coming next year.