A lot of ink will have already been spilled on the European Green Deal expected on 11 December, but the ink of the von der Leyen Commission’s officials will have to be dried to determine its level of ambition. The draft communication on the Green Deal, which was leaked to the press on Thursday 28 November – the day on which the European Parliament declared the climate and environmental emergency – was a disappointment for NGOs.
Many are likely to be left waiting, unless the new...