What is the potential of the European Green Deal to contribute to a successful socio-ecological transformation? The article argues that the Green Deal’s potential should not be underestimated, both because of its specific strengths and because of its specific weaknesses: The Green Deal’s strengths lie in its surprisingly holistic, progressive, and far-reaching approach towards the socio-ecological transformation. Its main weakness is the lack of political will embodied in the proposal. Formulating such a political will necessitates the emergence of a new ecological class, which the Green Deal might help to trigger.