Redaktion Wirtschaft: Die Klimaschale. Why the EUs Green Deal only partly tackles these true systemic risks

Why is a large European policy framework struggling to address the deeper, interconnected challenges of climate change—despite its ambitious goals? The EU’s Green Deal has reshaped climate action across member states, but behind its headlines of renewable targets and carbon margins, critical systemic risks remain only partially tackled. The concept of the “Klimaschale”—a metaphor for the structural cracks beneath the policy’s surface—reveals how sustainability efforts often focus on visible outcomes while overlooking underlying vulnerabilities in supply chains, economic equity, and global interdependence.

Understanding the Klimschale means looking beyond emissions reductions to the real-world dynamics that limit progress. The Green Deal excels at setting targets; fewer highlighted are the systemic barriers that threaten to undermine long