The EU Green Deal awareness and action

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At the moment the EU Green Deal (EGD) is good on narrative, vision and overall commitment, yet much needs to be developed in terms of substance, with a particular attention required to the development of expertise in member-states (and beyond) on relevant policy instruments and their application, and to the promotion of active European and global citizenship. Universities should play a pivotal role in this process. In order to fulfil this commitment, the team of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) is coming up with the project TRIGGER bringing forward the following objectives: • To build capacity for the EGD implementation in Estonia and internationally through the research and dissemination of the instruments and tools for achieving the core targets of the EGD agenda in Estonia, as well as their transferability beyond the EU; • To develop educational offer on the EGD, climate-neutral sectors and the EU Farm-to-Fork strategy for graduate students in environmental and agricultural sciences, as well as life-long and informal learners (through new online open-access contents). TRIGGER brings forward to international and Estonian and international students two courses addressing various dimensions of the EGD and emphasising its implementation modalities across the scales. It fosters dialogue between the academic world and society by promoting the course contents through interactive open access e-learning contents, and a science-policy roundtable over involving local and national stakeholders in Estonia. Through its research program and a publication it will generate new knowledge on EGD implementation modalities in national and international contexts, exploring its relevance in a globalized world. The primary audience of TRIGGER are higher education students who do not automatically come into contact with the EU studies – MSc students in agriculture, environmental and climate studies; the proposed curriculum will be developed and taught to them.