New update for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change now available

The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change continues to make strides toward its key objectives. This progress is assessed every six months through Barometer Updates, which use a structured monitoring framework and 13 indicator...

Decisive measures needed to meet EU’s environmental, climate and sustainability objectives

Despite steady progress in key areas, the European Union is only partially on track to achieve the EU’s 2030 climate, environment and sustainability objectives, according to the latest monitoring report published by the European E...

Climate change is erasing Indigenous languages along with biodiversity

A warming world isn’t just changing landscapes—it’s stripping away words. The Sámi people of northern Scandinavia, whose language holds an intricate vocabulary for snow and reindeer, are watching their words vanish alongside their...

New report summarizes extreme weather in 2024 – and suggests resolutions

The international collaboration World Weather Attribution (WWA) has launched its first report summarizing the studies conducted on extreme weather in 2024. The report “When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather in 2024” contains b...

2024 first year with global warming of more than 1.5 degrees according to Copernicus climate service

2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the...

Over half EEA countries monitor and take action on heat and health

Collecting timely and reliable data on the number of deaths and illnesses associated with heat are vital to deploy targeted emergency responses during heatwaves. Twenty of the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) 38 member and coop...

Climate adaptation in multi-level governance systems: security, risk, or normal politics?

Using a securitization lens, this article explores the climate adaptation discourse and its impact on the making and implementation of adaptation strategies in Sweden.

2024 warmest year on record

November 2024 was the second warmest month of November globally in the ERA5 reanalysis dataset, according to the latest monthly update of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). With this data, it is now virtually certain tha...