Europe must prepare for a 3°C warmer world, EU climate chief warns
- The European Commission will unveil new climate rules on Tuesday requiring EU governments to clarify who is responsible for protecting citizens from climate disasters, Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Euronews.
- The move comes as Brussels warns that Europe must prepare for increasingly extreme weather, including scenarios involving 3°C of global warming by 2100.
- Hoekstra warned that the world is heading towards a temporary or potentially prolonged overshoot of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit, making it essential for governments to prepare for more extreme heat and clima
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- The European Commission will unveil new climate rules on Tuesday requiring EU governments to clarify who is responsible for protecting citizens from climate disasters, Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Euronews.
- The move comes as Brussels warns that Europe must prepare for increasingly extreme weather, including scenarios involving 3°C of global warming by 2100.
- Hoekstra warned that the world is heading towards a temporary or potentially prolonged overshoot of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit, making it essential for governments to prepare for more extreme heat and clima
Sources: Euronews