Overview
- Europe is warming roughly twice as fast as the global average, making it the fastest-warming continent according to the WMO.
- The advisory board recommends that all member states plan adaptation for about 2.8–3.3°C of global warming by 2100.
- Climate-related damages in Europe average about €45 billion each year this decade, only around a quarter of losses are insured, and last summer’s heat caused about 24,000 deaths.
- The report calls for binding, harmonized climate-risk assessments, a shared vision for a climate-resilient EU by 2050, integration of adaptation across policies, and major public and private investment.
- The board emphasizes that adaptation cannot prevent all harms and must be paired with stronger emissions cuts, and the EU will introduce a new climate-resilience strategy later this year.