Highlights New industrial revolution will drive ‘massive energy shift’ Europe targets jobs boost, clean air, climate protection EU ready to apply carbon border measures if needed London — The EU’s Green Deal is an opportunity to drive Europe’s strategy for long-term clean economic growth at the same time as powering a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission’s executive vice-president Frans Timmermans said Oct. 26. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Achieving both goals simultaneously lies at the heart of Europe’s strategy on energy and climate as the bloc attempts to boost employment now and achieve growth in clean industries over the long term. “We’re in the middle, not just of a pandemic, not just of a climate crisis, not just of a biodiversity crisis, but we are also in the middle of an industrial revolution,” Timmermans said in a webinar hosted […]