Europe's Green Deal proposes economic overhaul to tackle climate crisis Fifty separate policies to be rolled out over the next three years to help Europe reach carbon neutrality by 2050

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The newly appointed President of the European Commission (EC),Ursula von der Leyen,has unveiled plans to make Europe the world's first'climate neutral continent'by 2050.Announced in December,the EU's Green Deal outlines a step-by-step suite of initiatives aimed at facilitating the transition to a net zero economy.Its first act will be put into motion this early this year with the introduction of a'Just Transition Mechanism'-a €100bn investment into the regions most exposed to the financial and social risks of the energy transition.These places,the Commission says,are highly dependent on fossil fuels and carbon-intensive industry.The funding will broadly go towards reskilling workers and stimulating carbon neutral economic activity in the areas deemed most vulnerable.