Evidence shows that global warming and climate change are rooted in man-made greenhouse gas emissions since the industrial age (see, for instance, IPCC, 2022). Decarbonisation of the economy has become a top policy priority in many countries in order to reach the UN’s net zero emission targets by 2050. Today, however, the world is still dramatically off-track to reach these targets, although appropriate green technologies are available for implementation (see, for instance, Rogelj et al. , 2021; Gielen et al. , 2019; Resch et al. , 2008). 2 The digital transformation refers to the massive adoption of digital technologies in all parts of society, which boosts the generation, processing, and sharing of information. This ongoing transformation (characterised, for instance, by big data, the Internet of Things [IoT], robotics, sensors, and artificial intelligence [AI]) is creating new service industries and heavily effects labour markets (Katz, 2017). At the same time, the digital revolution is capable of supporting sustainable development, but only if properly guided (Gensch et al. , 2017), since digitalised regions are more likely to succeed with the twin transition than green (only) regions (Fazio et al. , 2024). Lacking deliberate guidance, digital technologies will forge ahead and foster […]