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Commission funds 171 new LIFE projects in environment and climate across Europe with over €396 million

The European Commission approves 171 new projects under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. ... The sub-programme climate change mitigation and adaptation is enriched with 34 projects (worth €110 million) to boost the implementation of the European Climate Law and the EU Strategy on Adaptation to ... Climate Change, for which the EU provides around €65 million. ...

German governments first nationwide climate adaptation law available in English

In September 2023, the German government adopted the draft of the climate adaptation law submitted by the Federal Environment Ministry. ... The law creates the first strategic framework for precautionary climate adaptation on all administrative levels in Germany. This document is now available in English. ...

8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) mid-term review result: key legislation adopted to achieve EU climate objectives

The eighth Environment Action Programme (EAP) mid-term review shows that the EU’s objectives under the European Green Deal are attainable if the actions planned are fully implemented. ... Progress on climate change mitigation and adaptation includes the adoption of key legislation to achieve climate neutrality, in particular the EU Climate Law, the Fit for 55 package of legislation and ... the 2021 Climate Adaptation Strategy. ...

Total net greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe

Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 31% in the EU-27 between 1990 and 2022, including international transport as regulated by European Union law. ... More ambitious policies and measures are being developed in ongoing updates of the National energy and climate plans to put the EU on track to reach the 2030 climate target, and on the trajectory towards ... climate neutrality. ...

Forest monitoring law: a monitoring framework for resilient European forests

The Forest Monitoring Law plugs information gaps about European forests and creates a comprehensive forest knowledge base to allow Member States, forest owners and forest managers to improve their response ... sharing framework that will make sure that data is publicly accessible, also in Forest Information System for Europe (FISE) ; synergies with and support for the implementation of other key European ... legislation on climate mitigation and adaptation, bioeconomy, biodiversity, etc. such as the revised Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry legislation and the Nature Restoration Law . ...

First German Adaptation Law to enter into force by mid 2024

The new climate adaptation law, adopted in December 2023, defines the strategic framework for future climate adaptation at federal, state and local levels in Germany. ... This framework is designed to coordinate climate adaptation efforts on all levels and to enable progress across all fields of action. ... With the law, the German government also commits to pursuing a precautionary climate adaptation strategy with measurable goals in future. ...

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New European climate law creates 'duty to adapt'

In June 2021, the Council of the EU adopted the new European climate law. It sets into legislation the objective of a climate-neutral EU by 2050. ... It also requires EU institutions to ‘ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change’, thereby making adaptation a legal ...

01-Total net greenhouse gas emission trend

Total net greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe | European Environment Agency's home page 8TH EAP HEADLINE INDICATOR, 2024 Total net greenhouse gas emission trends and projections ... Union law. ... Preliminary estimates indicate an additional record year-on-year reduction of 8% in 2023, marking signi�cant progress towards climate neutrality for the EU. ...

Indicators, all - 8th Environment Action Programme 024

Total net greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe | European Environment Agency's home page Monitoring progress towards the 8th Environment Action Programme Compilation of the 8th EAP ... Union law. ... Preliminary estimates indicate an additional record year-on-year reduction of 8% in 2023, marking signi�cant progress towards climate neutrality for the EU. Current GHG projections, as reported ...