Young Champions of the Earth celebrates young people around the world tackling climate change, biodiversity and nature loss, and pollution. Who can apply young people aged between 18-30 (young artists, scientists, economists, communicators and entrepreneurs) residing in one of these global regions: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, […]
Greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 2% last year across the European Union
Now that the bulk of EU climate and energy legislation under the “Target 55” package is in place, the EU and its Member States are working to meet the targets, according to the report “Trends and projections in Europe 2023“, which details the progress made. As greenhouse gas emissions resumed a downward trajectory following the […]
Is climate change changing the taste of beer? CORDIS responds
The taste and aroma of European beers is under threat because of a changing climate. Europeans do love their beer. It has been a diet staple for thousands of years, and become deeply ingrained in tradition and culture. In 2022, the 27 EU Member States produced nearly 34.3 billion litres of beer containing alcohol and […]
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Climate Change / Renewable Energy in Brazil
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Climate Change / Renewable Energy Main tasks The research will focus on modeling radiative transfer in the atmosphere to reduce uncertainties in estimates of downward surface solar irradiance provided by the model BRASIL-SR used in solar energy assessment for the Brazilian territory. The model is consolidated in the energy sector community and […]
European Commission publishes new tools for anticipating and adapting to the sectoral consequences of droughts
In recent years, droughts have significantly affected regions across the EU. However, accurate assessment and quantification of drought risks and their impacts had remained challenging due to the complex nature of these events. Droughts cannot be easily defined or predicted: they develop gradually, can occur outside of seasonal patterns, and may persist over extended periods. […]
Heat waves and the spread of infectious diseases due to climate change are growing health threats
While there is growing recognition of the importance of addressing the impacts of climate change on human health, the time has come to move from planning to action and improve awareness among health and public health professionals to make Europe’s population more resilient, according to the EEA report “Climate change as a threat to health […]
EU responses to climate change
Fighting climate change is a priority for the European Parliament. Below you will find details of the solutions the EU and the Parliament are working on: Mitigating global warming: a matter of 2°C increase Average global temperatures have risen significantly since the industrial revolution and the last decade (2011–2020) was the warmest decade on record. Of […]
New European Commission report analyzes links between demographics and climate change
The Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) has today published a new report entitled “Demography and Climate Change – The EU in the Global Context”. The report shows that population growth remains one of the main drivers of emissions. But there is a wide divergence in the relationship between population growth rates and greenhouse gas emission […]
How much have different countries contributed to climate change since 1850?
A new study ranks countries’ culpability based on their emissions of key greenhouse gases. Research published in the journal ‘Scientific Data’ offers new insight on countries’ contributions to global warming caused by CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions between 1851 and 2021. Supported by the EU-funded VERIFY, 4C, PARIS REINFORCE and ESM2025 projects, […]