Navigating the Twin Transition: Digital and Ecological Transformations in the European Union

This paper explores the European Union’s strategic approach to the digital and ecological transitions, so called twin transition, as a key to ensuring long-term sustainability, competitiveness, and social equity. It shows the theoretical framework of the transition and subsequently analyzes how digital technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence and big data analytics, can act as powerful enablers of ecological sustainability. At the same time, the paper addresses the environmental and social costs associated with digital infrastructures, emphasizing the importance of specific regulatory frameworks to advance towards a more cohesive and resilient future. Environmental and digital laws are analized, focusing on the European Green Deal, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and other relevant initiatives. This makes it possible to understand how the EU can shift from a “take-make-dispose” model to a circular economy, solving the so called trilemma. De iure condendo, future perspectives are presented and assessed on the basis of the Draghi Report.