This book is the first investigation of the environmental impact of EU digital sovereignty strategies.
It maps the ambitions and limitations of EU digital strategic autonomy and explores the structural challenges underlying its relationship with sustainability objectives in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the consequent tensions in the EU energy sector.
The EU is racing to achieve technological independence from third countries and foreign multinational companies to protect its digital sovereignty and preserve its fundamental rights. In the EU, digitalisation and the green transformation are seen as twin transitions. Yet, EU digital sovereignty strategies have a significant environmental cost. Reaching a status of strategic autonomy of the EU at the level of digital infrastructures, products, services and data implies higher energy consumption and exploitation of natural resources. Moreover, the geopolitical tensions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine have provoked an unprecedented energy crisis, which is affecting EU economies and impacting objectives of the twin transitions.
The book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the major EU regulatory and policy instruments in this field, providing an invaluable guide for academics, practitioners, and policymakers navigating the complex issues of preserving digital sovereignty and addressing climate change in times of war and energy crisis.
1. The Challenges of the EU Twin Transitions in Times of War and Energy Crisis
Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University, Ireland), Tamara Alvarez Robles (University of Léon, Spain), Gael Depoorter (Avignon University, France) and Tamara Favaro (University of Pisa, Italy)
Part I – EU Digital Sovereignty: Ambitions, Challenges and Transnational Effects
2. EU Digital Sovereignty: Regulatory and Policy Ambitions
Brunessen Bertrand (University of Rennes, France)
3. Technical Challenges for EU Digital Sovereignty: Lessons from the GDPR
Harshvardhan J Pandit (Dublin City University, Ireland)
4. Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity: Geopolitical Implications
Tamara Alvarez Robles (University of Léon, Spain)
5. Digital Sovereignty in an Interconnected World: European Southern Neighbourhood Policies
Mauro Santaniello (University of Salerno, Italy)
Part II – Reconciling Digital Sovereignty and Green Transition
6. Sustainable Digital Sovereignty? Environmental Impact of EU Tech Strategies
Edoardo Celeste and Alba Perez Victorio (Dublin City University, Ireland)
7. Fostering the Energy Transition via Participatory Digital Sovereignty
Tamara Favaro (Universiy of Pisa, Italy)
8. Government as an Environmental Platform: Digital Sovereignty and Data-Driven Environmental Action
Thibault Carrère (Avignon University, France)
9. Digital Sovereignty and Green Public Procurement
Pierre-Henri Morand (Avignon University, France)
Part III – Towards a Sustainable and Sovereign EU Digital Economy?
10. Bitcoin: A Subversive Model of Sovereignty Undermined by the Climate Challenge?
Gael Depoorter (Avignon University, France)
11. Blockchain for Sustainability: The Case of Agri-Food Traceability
Cecilia Rasetto (University of Pisa, Italy)
12. Towards a Right to Sustainable Digital Products and Services?
Alba Perez Victorio and Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University, Ireland)
13. Digital Sovereignty and ESG Policies: The Role of the Banking System
Francesco Dimichina (University of Pisa, Italy)
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