Objective Projects under this strand should help to achieve the long-term vision of the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change that, in 2050, the EU will be a climate-resilient society which is fully adapted to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. Projects should help to reinforce adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability, in line […]
EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change
The European Commission announced the first 118 regions and local authorities that will participate in the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change, the so-called Mission Adaptation, which will support the European Green Deal and the EU Climate Adaptation Strategy. These regions and local authorities will sign the Mission Charter at the Committee of the Regions’ first Forum […]
Climate change: MEPs push for accelerated EU action and energy independence
Emissions Trading System reform: free allowances for industries phased out more quickly and citizens included later in ETS II Broader scope and faster implementation in new carbon leakage instrument Stricter trajectory, more transparency and less flexibility for member states’ greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors New EU carbon sinks goal will increase EU 2030 reduction […]
7th April: World Health Day
World Health Day, established in 1948 by the First World Health Assembly in honour of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), is celebrated today, 7 April. This year’s theme for 2022 is “Our Planet, Our Health”, in which the WHO, in addition to continuing to prioritise the importance of the COVID-19, will focus […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Copernicus Climate Change Service evolution
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: Enhanced quality and efficiency of the current service evolution to respond to (a) policy and/or user requirements (b) technological developments implementing the space regulation (c) complementing the challenges targeted by the Horizon Europe Mission on “Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation” […]
Commission report on forest fires: climate change is more noticeable every year
Today, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the Commission presented the 21st edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, covering 2020. After the worst year to date in 2019, 2020 was another year in which fires burnt large areas of natural land in Europe. Despite the increased level of […]
Turn ambition into action and deliver on the Paris Agreement
COP26: EU encourages partners to turn ambition into action and deliver on the Paris Agreement From 1 to 12 November, the European Commission will take part in the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, UK. On 1-2 November, President von der Leyen will represent the Commission at the World Leaders Summit which officially opens COP26. Executive Vice-President […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Social science for land-use strategies in the context of climate change and biodiversity challenges
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: A characterisation of future expected land use patterns consistent with long-term objectives (especially on climate, biodiversity and renewable energy) and its comparison with the current situation and trends. A comprehensive understanding of the key motivations and drivers (economic, regulatory, legal, […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Socio-economic risks of climate change in Europe
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes: A comprehensive socio-economic evaluation of future climate change impacts across sectors, countries/regions, timescales and climate building on socio-economic scenarios with improved sectoral, cross-sectoral and spatial resolution of impact projections. Improved climate change related decision support based on better understanding (and […]