Convened by Nicolas Pinsard, Clersé (Centre lillois d'études sociologiques et économiques), CNRS UMR 8019 – Université de Lille, and "Emma TYROU, CEPN Centre de Recherche en Economie et Gestion
University Sorbonne Paris Nord

Against a backdrop of shifting international relations, with China challenging the hegemonic power of the United States and the fragmentation of the international order into blocs, securing supply chains and relocating industrial activities have become priorities for the powers at the center of accumulation, including the European Union (EU). This dynamic is combined with industrial policies aimed at decarbonizing industries, implemented through various national plans as well as EU initiatives such as the Green Deal Industrial Plan and its offshoots, such as the Net Zero Industry Act and the Critical Raw Materials Act. The presentations of the panel may focus on these policies at both the national and European levels. 

In this context, Member States and the EU have identified strategic development sectors such as electric batteries, AI, and semiconductors. Presentations will aim to characterize the transformations in the sectors involved in the effort to decarbonize European economies. 

The workshop will favor presentations that address the North-South relationship. This involves analyzing the EU's trade policy, which establishes comprehensive economic partnerships with third countries, in particular to secure the supply of critical raw materials needed to achieve the decarbonization of European economies. 

The session will prioritize presentations that address the North-South relationship. This includes analyzing EU trade policy, which establishes comprehensive economic partnerships with third countries, particularly to secure the supply of critical raw materials needed to decarbonize European economies. 

Through these two lines of inquiry, the workshop invites speakers to consider the broader consequences of this decarbonization. Do “green” investments represent the continuation, in another form, of capital accumulation? Do they not represent a risk of exceeding planetary boundaries? Ultimately, is decarbonization really green? Speakers are invited to broaden the spectrum of the social relationship with the environment beyond simple decarbonization: metabolism, strong sustainability, measurement of water consumption, etc.