JUSTNORTH EU Integrated Arctic Policy Analysis Report and Recommendations. Key Challenge 2: EU Climate Change Mitigation Policies

• Main Author: JUSTNORTH
• Other Authors: Conde, Elena, Clavé-Mercier, Valentin, Stepien, Adam, Joona, Tanja, Wood-Donnelly, Corine, Sigeman, Tor Gustav, Sidortsov, Roman, Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes, Chambers, Catherine
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Arctic economies; Economic development; Sustainable development; Values; Arctic Council; black carbon; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10213810

Key Recommendations: (R1) Address the unequal distribution of burdens in climate mitigation strategies (R2) Ensure that social sustainability is considered as a central aspect in EU regulations and mechanisms (e.g. Taxonomy Regulation) (R3) Contribute to the development of a comprehensive transnational, multilevel and cross-sectoral Arctic climate mitigation and adaptation strategy (R4) Establish a EU common target for black carbon reductions, similar to the one promoted by the Arctic Council (R5) Integrate distributional and recognitional justice considerations into the work of the Just Transition Mechanism