A new EU-backed study shows that cutting emissions to meet the 1.5 °C and 2 °C temperature targets could slow warming within 2 decades. Many countries are taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, the short-term mitigation benefits that will arise from these efforts are […]
Melting Greenland ice sheet will lead to higher sea level rise than previously predicted
New research has shown that the Greenland ice sheet will melt 60 % more by 2100 than scientists had thought, pushing rising sea levels from 10 cm to 18 cm. Spanning an area of about 1.8 million km2, the Greenland ice sheet is the largest body of ice in the northern hemisphere, and the second […]
Climate change adaptation: key to the future of EU agricultural imports
Stepping up European Union (EU) support for international adaptation, together with trade diversification are key actions the EU can take to lessen the impacts of climate change on agricultural trade, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. limate change is projected to affect agriculture in Europe and around the globe, altering growing conditions, production […]
G20 summit, 21-22 November 2020
President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen represented the EU at the 15th G20 Leaders’ summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on 21-22 November 2020. G20 leaders met in virtual format to address the way forward how to tackle together the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, finance the development and deployment […]
H2020: Towards Climate-Neutral and Socially Innovative Cities
The strategic long-term vision published by the Commission for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy calls for a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Specific Challenge The European Commission’s Green Deal proposes a new growth strategy that aims to preserve the planet for future generations. It should serve as the compass to emerge from […]
LIFE Programme: Environment and Climate Action. Adaptation
The European Union supports environmental and nature conservation projects through the LIFE programme. This call provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for an Integrated Project in order to implement a specific set of strategic climate plans or strategies: – Climate change adaptation Integrated Projects: should aim at the implementation of national, regional or […]
LIFE Programme: Environment and Climate Action. Mitigation
The European Union supports environmental and nature conservation projects through the LIFE programme. This call provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for an Integrated Project in order to implement a specific set of strategic climate plans or strategies: – Climate change mitigation Integrated Projects: national, regional or industry-/sector-specific greenhouse gas mitigation strategy […]
Thanks to COVID-19, it’s time to flatten the curve on climate change
“Whilst COVID-19 has caused severe international health and economic crisis, failure to tackle climate change may threaten human well-being, ecosystems and economies for centuries,” the UN’s World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a conference on the occasion of Earth Day. “We need to flatten both the pandemic and climate change curves.” Combat climate change […]
Member States must cut emissions across all sectors to achieve EU climate targets by 2030
Emission cuts in the European Union’s (EU) Effort Sharing sectors need to accelerate considerably from 2018 onwards to achieve the current EU 2030 targets, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. In particular, the large amount of emission reductions from planned measures in the transport sector need to materialise through concrete actions. The EEA […]