Afterword: Exploring the Intersections between the Green and Digital Transitions

Abstract This afterword examines the intersections between the green and digital transitions within EU law and argues for the development of a coherent regulatory framework capable of addressing their interdependence. Drawing on the contributions to the special issue, it identifies a number of common challenges, including tensions between market structures and the protection of fundamental rights, the environment and the climate, the limits of anthropocentric approaches to regulation and the increasing relevance of interdisciplinary expertise in law-making and adjudication. The paper further distinguishes between two forms of conflict arising from the twin transitions: normative conflicts between overlapping regulatory regimes and substantive conflicts concerning the negative consequences of one transition on the other. To address these issues, the afterword proposes a “pointillist” approach grounded in the coordinated and teleological interpretation of EU law. Finally, it suggests that impact assessment regimes provide a particularly promising case study for future research on theintersections between the twin transitions.