Ahead of the formation of the next European Commission, one of Ursula von der Leyen’s more surprising, and under-reported, announcements was a new role responsible for "intergenerational fairness". What does that mean? buff.ly/3YUZxnK

What is different, and promising, about a role focused on #IntergenerationalFairness is that it is proactive – it’s a way to shape the future, not only deal with things when they happen - Elizabeth Dirth in EUobserver European Commission #EUCommission #FutureGenerations

Focusing on future generations can help improve our decisions in the present. It’s also an approach European Commission and United Nations now seem to be adopting. Our big think for the rentrée is with Roman Krznaric who’s become a reference for taking a longer view. euscream.com/philosophy-and…

Mario Draghi is presenting his hotly anticipated report today on how to make the EU more competitive. It’s a stark warning that huge investment is needed, and significantly, Draghi endorses expanding joint funding of investment at EU level. Complicated with the member states.

Draghi's much-anticipated report on EU #competitiveness is out! There's lots of good stuff in it, but it overlooks important aspects and shouldn't be treated as a blueprint. Our take: zoe-institut.de/en/news/draghi…

Massive government and private investment, worth at least €800bn a year, is needed for Europe to catch up with China and the United States — otherwise the continent faces "slow agony". buff.ly/47rbaFu

📉 Europe's demand for #LNG fell 20% year-on-year in the first half of 2024. What this means: - Europe has likely passed peak LNG consumption. - Regasification terminals are being used less as demand drops. - The rush to build excessive import infrastructure might be coming

ZOE is at the United Nations #SummitOfTheFuture—our opportunity to catapult the protection of #FutureGenerations onto the global stage. With the new #EU Commissioner for #IntergenerationalFairness, the EU can be a frontrunner globally. Read our blog on the Summit👉twtr.to/C9Fxz

Proud to witness the adoption of an ambitious #PactOfTheFuture at #UNGA79! This is a crucial moment for our collective efforts to secure a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future. Adopted by consensus, the Pact will pave the way for greater international cooperation.

UN adopts pact that aims to save global cooperation reut.rs/4ewCzbo

As the United Nations #SummitofFuture read our new blog with reflections from New York ✏️ The world has adopted a new #PactForTheFuture - the latest milestone in the history of the movement to care for #FutureGenerations 👉 zoe-institut.de/en/news/descen…

With a new Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Europe can lead by putting #FutureGenerations at the heart of policymaking. Before #SoTF we met other people working to embed the long-term in decision-making at an event by Future Gen Cymru 👉youtube.com/watch?v=GXYzOo…

We're back from New York and the UN #Summit of the Future - and we asked our network what they made of the developments. Here's Nicole Kormann da Silva from @Zoe_Institute: #UNGA #PactfortheFuture

WELCOME to Achim Truger, our new Advisory Board member! Professor of Socioeconomics at the University of Duisburg-Essen and one of five members of the German Council of Economic Experts advising the government. Fantastic to have him on board! #EconomicDevelopment

📢 We're Hiring: IT and Business Administrator. Based in #cologne We are looking for a new member of our Operations team to support us with hardware, software, helpdesk, and knowledge sharing. zoe-institut.de/en/jobs-and-tr… #TeamZOE #IT #ITjobs

⏰Countdown to the European Commissioner hearings...Next week MEPs will quiz Commissioner-designates. Their actions in the next 5 years will shape Europe for decades. We'll be listening out for long-term thinking from all candidates esp @glennmicallef #IntergenerationalFairness

✍️ Our Managing Director Elizabeth Dirth has written for Times of Malta on the occasion of the hearing of the first ever European Commissioner responsible for #IntergenerationalFairness timesofmalta.com/article/interg… #hearings #EPhearings #vonderLeyenII #FutureGenerations