The Intra-regional Divide in the Face of the Green Transition: Empirical Analysis for the Municipalities of Cantabria.

The European Union is implementing an ambitious strategy to carry out a just green transition. Evidence shows, however, deep inter-regional differences in vulnerability to the green transition, which pose a risk for this strategy. This paper analyses intra-regional differences in vulnerability to t...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Bedia-Carral, Marcos Fernández Gutiérrez, Ana Lara Gómez, Marina Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Huelva 2025-08-01
Series:Revista de Economía Mundial
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Online Access:https://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/REM/article/view/8687
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Summary:The European Union is implementing an ambitious strategy to carry out a just green transition. Evidence shows, however, deep inter-regional differences in vulnerability to the green transition, which pose a risk for this strategy. This paper analyses intra-regional differences in vulnerability to the green transition, using data for the municipalities of a Spanish region: Cantabria. The results show a deep intra-regional divide, where deprived, rural and depopulated municipalities are the most vulnerable to the green transition. These results complement the existent evidence on inter-regional differences in vulnerability to the green transition in the European Union, extending it to the analysis of intra-regional differences. This shows that the green transition may increase polarisation not only between regions, but also within regions.
ISSN:1576-0162
2340-4264