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Laurent Standaert

Oct 15, 2026

1:39
When we say green and digital transitions can deepen existing inequalities, what do we mean in practice? Could you each give one or two real-world examples? Let's start with you, Laurent.
1:51
Thank you for having me, and thank you for having me on this podcast because I think this is a, a much deeper political question, and so I'm very thankful to DG Employment and to this podcast.
1:59
The first thing I would say is that these are transformations and not transitions.
2:04
This is the third wave of risk after, you know, the industrial and post-industrial risk.
2:08
These are new eco-social risks.
2:10
This is a new material world out there, both in terms of digital and green aspects.
2:16
So we're facing a new material world that means concretely heat waves, the prices of inflation, uh, induced by climate change.

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21:07
We often talk about helping vulnerable groups to adapt, but is there a risk that this puts too much responsibility on people to adjust instead of questioning how the transition itself is being designed? Laurent?

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