To support 🇪🇺 countries with implementing the #LULUCF Regulation, the @europeancommission has published a 🆕 Handbook.

The handbook provides practical guidance and best practices on how to manage the land to increase carbon removals.

Find out more⤵️
europa.eu/!KQrp3m

Today, the EU and World Bank published 3 new reports on:

☑️ smart investments in disaster resilience
☑️ the cost of adaptation strategies
☑️ the financial impact of wildfires and droughts

Read them here. ↓

🔛Moving on to the first thematic event of the #MedGreenWeek , which gathers the Member States' representatives of our UfM Regional Platform on Environment and Climate Action.

Together w/ civil society representatives, local authorities, academia & more, we delved into:

👉🏻the

The European Commission has published reports on the operation of several pieces of #EUGreenDeal climate legislation:

🔹European Climate Law
🔹 #EUETS Directive
🔹Effort Sharing Regulation
🔹LULUCF Regulation

Read more⤵️

climate.ec.europa.eu/news-your-voic…

🔈 Kicking off today’s #FoEDebate , we are proud to welcome Leena Ylä-Mononen, as she introduces the EU EnvironmentAgency’s new report: 'Responding to climate change impacts on #HumanHealth in Europe: focus on floods, droughts and #WaterQuality ''.

Climate change is impacting our water and health

💧floods
💧droughts
💧impaired water quality

A new EU EnvironmentAgency report zooms in on examples from across 🇪🇺 while offering practical proposals to protect people, prosperity and planet🌍

Read: eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…

Climate change is worsening floods, droughts, and water quality, threatening our health. 🌍💧

The #EEA 's new report highlights water-related impacts on health and well-being, assessing our preparedness and showcasing practical measures.

Read more here: eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…

2.3 billion people globally lack access to clean cooking.

Proud to announce that as #TeamEurope , we have mobilised € 400M for clean cooking activities under the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative.

Together, this is a problem we can fix.

International Energy Agency summit on clean cooking in Africa

Ahead of the #wildfire season, we are taking significant steps through #EUCivilProtectionMechanism to bolster 🇪🇺 firefighting efforts by:

🟢 strategically pre-positioning over 550 👨‍🚒 from 12 countries;
🟢 assembling a firefighting aircraft fleet.

More👇
…tection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/n…

Climate change is making wildfires more frequent and intense🔥

The 🇪🇺 is bolstering firefighting efforts and safeguarding communities by:

🔸pre-positioning over 550 firefighters across key locations
🔸assembling a firefighting aircraft fleet

More on #EUCivilProtection ⤵️

Very happy to inaugurate the Reflection Group on mobilising climate resilience financing.

Let’s face it: climate impacts will not decline any time soon and have strong economic and financial consequences.

🙌Excited to announce the first-ever UfM Mediterranean Green Week ♻️, where we'll address the critical issues of climate change, biodiversity loss & sustainable development, among others!

🤝We'll bring together governments, businesses, civil society, youth, scientists, and more

Auctions play a key role in the roll-out of #RenewableEnergy .

The EC 🇪🇺 Recommendation & Guidance outline standard elements for such auction design, and a new feature for auction schedules is available on the Union Renewables Development Platform → europa.eu/!rKNH4R

The Council has adopted new targets to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks, buses and coaches:

⏬ -45% from 2030
⏬ -65% from 2035
⏬ -90% from 2040

And from 2035 new urban buses will have to be zero-emission vehicles.

#ClimateNeutralEU

Event alert➡️How climate change is impacting our water and health

📅15 May
⏰11:00 to 12:15
📍Friends of Europe in Brussels & online

Experts from EU Climate Action, EU EnvironmentAgency and elsewhere will be discussing the risks and the solutions.

Register🖊️: friendsofeurope.org/events/risks-a…

#EUfunding Opportunity
Ready to make a difference in climate research and innovation? 💡
#HorizonEU call for tenders is OPEN!
📩Submit your proposals to drive climate action and innovation.
🗓️Deadline: 10 June 2024.

Details 👉 cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opport…

#Climate #EUGreenDeal

🔌🚗 Locating recharging points for your electric vehicle has never been easier.

The TENtec interactive map contains extensive information on the recharging points installed across 🇪🇺, including their kWh and power type.

See more in the interactive map→europa.eu/!kmFKXg

In rural areas of Europe, the #EUfunded Rural_interfaces project is using innovative knowledge exchange to transform local needs into influential policies, on issues such as #ClimateChange and land use.

👉 europa.eu/!qbWFfg

#ResearchImpactEU

#Copernicus for #ClimateChange awareness

According to the latest monthly climate bulletin of our #Copernicus Climate Change Service:

📈The average European temperature for April 2024 was 1.49°C above the 1991-2020 average

Read more 👇
climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-te…

Event alert➡️How climate change is impacting our water and health

📅15 May
⏰11:00 to 12:15
📍Friends of Europe in Brussels & online

Experts from EU Climate Action, EU EnvironmentAgency and elsewhere will be discussing the risks and the solutions.

Register🖊️: friendsofeurope.org/events/risks-a…