ECFR proposes five political deals to sustain EU climate policy amid rising populism (ecfr.eu)

• European Green Deal facing backlash from populist right and political fragmentation
• Five deals proposed: Heimat, better today, class, big-bad-world, bigger-tent
• Need to frontload benefits and root policies locally to withstand volatility

"The European Green Deal, originally designed in a stable political era, now faces backlash from populist and nationalist forces. An ECFR policy brief proposes five 'deals' to make the transition more resilient: locally rooted policies (Heimat deal), frontloading benefits, fair cost distribution, framing as sovereignty project, and broadening the coalition. The proposals respond to the 'New Politics' of volatility and fragmentation."