Cars account for around 20 per cent of Europe’s current CO2 emissions. In order to achieve the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement, a transformation of the automotive industry is necessary. The latter accounts for almost 14 million jobs in the EU and is an important economic sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Therefore, new ways must be found to ensure both – climate targets and job security. Despite its urgency, this transformation is still in its infancy.

This project aims to contribute to the development of a just transition for the automotive industry and its suppliers. Across five partner countries – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary and Germany – the project will establish an exchange group between European stakeholders for a just transition of the automotive industry; develop bottom-up pathways for this transition; draw up policy recommendations for national transitions and the EU; and carry out communication and dissemination activities to involve the public.