Europe’s Greens Struggle to Save EU Climate Deal

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

​The European Greens were riding high less than two years ago, helping to negotiate a policy package to create the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. The ensuing energy crisis exacerbated a cost-of-living crunch for Europe’s citizens who had barely recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. The fallout has put the Greens on course to lose a third of their seats in next month’s European Parliament elections. Surging support for climate-skeptical right-wing political groups leaves the future of the landmark Green Deal uncertain. Bas Eickhout, the party’s lead candidate, told Bloomberg’s Zero podcast how he hopes to turn things around and keep the deal alive.