PERSPECTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT GREEN RECOVERY AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY Programmatic Challenges for a Climate-neutral Europe Social democrats in Europe should use the Green Deal to bring together key issues such as climate protec­tion, decent work, social cohe­sion and economic develop­ment in a renewed drive for pro­­gress and recovery after the Covid-­19 pandemic. Social democrats need to de­velop a socio-ecological con­cept of work. Work has to be conceptualized as meaningful, fairly paid and socially se­cure, but also environmentally com­patible, within sustainable val­ue chains, and enabling of sus­tainable living con­cepts. Matthias Jobelius May 2020 Global environmental changes are exacerbat­­ing distributional conflicts. So­cial democracy requires a deeper understanding of environmental justice to address the distribu­­tio­n­al challenges of the Anthro­pocene era.