Climate change and the environmental crisis pose challenges that must be addressed in a rapid and decisive way. The green transition, significantly put forward by the European Green Deal, aims at facing such challenges through a series of initiatives that have the scope to make Europe climate neutral by 2050, boosting green growth, cutting pollution and creating green jobs. The green transition is expected to involve deep transformation towards sustainability and energy efficiency in multiple sectors of the society and economy, with a strong focus on the (broadly intended) housing infrastructure as one of the most energy-consuming sectors. However, the strong orientation of green transition initiatives towards climate and environmental actions, opens critical questions about the creation of housing solutions that are not only more ecologically effective but also more socially inclusive. In ReHousin we will address such critical questions, investigating the possible effects that green transition initiatives might have on housing inequalities in Europe.
