EU Climate Action @EUClimateAction@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
Floods, wildfires and storms fueled by climate change are destroying lives and livelihoods.
We are helping people and communities in Europe and around the world pick up the pieces after climate disasters strike.
Ahead of
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
, find out more about 🇪🇺
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ClimateAction
👇
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725465201766510762#m
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When #wildfires swept through France in 2022, the 🇪🇺 emergency response was swift.
➡️Six #RescEU firefighting planes deployed
➡️400 firefighters arrived from other EU countries
➡️100 vehicles from across the Union were used
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725465205612712000#m
[2023-11-17 10:45 UTC]
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In 2022, when 5️⃣ tropical storms hit Madagascar, the country called on EU support.
🇪🇺 set up medical centres and water purification points to help local people.
Ahead of #COP28, read more🔗: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/resources-campaigns/campaigns/together-one-step-ahead-climate-disasters/together-one-step-ahead-tropical-storms-how-france-helped-experts-work-safely_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725465209387524373#m
[2023-11-17 10:45 UTC]
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This summer, catastrophic floods wreaked havoc on Slovenia.
Heavy rainfall led to the collapse of bridges, road closures and evacuations. 🇪🇺 response included:
🚁Helicopter & boat rescues
🤝Extra emergency teams
🚑Essential equipment
🔗: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-supports-slovenia-aftermath-devastating-floods-2023-08-09_en
#COP28
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725465213049196772#m
[2023-11-17 10:45 UTC]
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Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia is very vulnerable to climate disasters like tsunamis and droughts.
With @PlanEU, 🇪🇺 worked with local communities to better prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change.
Ahead of #COP28, read🔗: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/news-and-events/stories/civil-society-leads-climate-action-timor-leste_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725465217184723073#m
[2023-11-17 10:45 UTC]
R to @EUClimateAction: We know climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense.
At #COP28, climate finance will be an important topic of discussion.
Find out more about 🇪🇺 #ClimateAction at our #EUatCOP28 side events and be part of the discussion: 👉http://cop28eusideevents.eu
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725465219898527976#m
[2023-11-17 10:45 UTC]
📢 Event alert!
🔹What does the latest research say on climate and health?
🔹How can climate policy impact human health?
Join our online webinar to discuss these questions with climate change modelers and policymakers.
📅 21 November, 11:00-12:30
ℹ️
http://europa.eu/!KDkrgT
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725475691154551188#m
[2023-11-17 11:27 UTC]
RT by @EUClimateAction: #COP28 is the world’s opportunity to speed up bolder and more ambitious climate action – as a global community united by a common goal.
We have come a long way since the first COP in 1995.
Read our 🧵 on a short history of COPs 👇
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/UNFCCC/status/1725177913920663746#m
[2023-11-16 15:44 UTC]
RT by @EUClimateAction: Next week we will be at #EUH2Week to discuss challenges and opportunities of hydrogen technologies in the energy transition.
📆 20-24 November, Brussels
With @Energy4Europe, @cinea_EU, @Transport_EU, @EUClimateAction, @REA_research & >@EU_Growth.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_ScienceHub/status/1725446132417925451#m
[2023-11-17 09:29 UTC]
RT by @EUClimateAction: #Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️provides detailed information on #AirQuality on a global scale
#DYK that if you check air quality 🌬️ in your city using an app on your smartphone 📲, it is probably using forecasts from @CopernicusECMWF?
⬇️Atmospheric #NO2 forecast for 16 November
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CopernicusEU/status/1725106838285242646#m
[2023-11-16 11:01 UTC]
Homes and communities destroyed. Lives lost.
Around the world, this ⤴️ is the impact of climate change.
But there's also a big 💶 cost, which will only increase if we don't
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ActNow
.
Join us at
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
, to hear more about 🇪🇺 + 🌍 climate action.
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUatCOP28
https://nitter.cz/WBHoekstra
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725123726662946877#m
[2023-11-16 12:08 UTC]
Nature-based solutions, like restoring wetlands or greening infrastructure, are key to helping the 🇪🇺 adapt to
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23climatechange
.
A 🆕
https://nitter.cz/EUEnvironment
report highlights the challenges in scaling up these solutions and what more can be done.
Read more👉
https://europa.eu/!q6Dt7V
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1725099312508465448#m
[2023-11-16 10:31 UTC]
RT by @EUClimateAction: #DYK that #AirPollution causes hundreds of thousands of illnesses and premature deaths yearly in Europe? ☁️
Our latest #TheRoadToGreen episode with @euronewsgreen focuses on 🇧🇪 Brussels, one of the 🇪🇺 cities with the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution 👇
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_ENV/status/1725068881658523885#m
[2023-11-16 08:30 UTC]
RT by @EUClimateAction: Critical Raw Materials are the #EUGreenDeal fuel and the key to the #decarbonisation of European #industry.
We have the technology and skills to do #sustainable mining in Europe.
Great to discuss with @PeterTomJones, @KU_Leuven as we hold the 🇪🇺 #CriticalRawMaterials Week.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/MarosSefcovic/status/1724777008763113750#m
[2023-11-15 13:10 UTC]
The clock is ticking⏰
The first ever 🇪🇺
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23InnovationFund
auction opens in 1️⃣ week.
€800 million is available to accelerate renewable
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23hydrogen
production in Europe 📈.
Cutting-edge low-carbon technology will help us reach climate neutrality.
Read➡️:
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-your-voice/news/innovation-fund-announces-two-upcoming-calls-proposals-2023-10-23_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1724809166395412601#m
[2023-11-15 15:18 UTC]
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUGreenDeal
achievement 👏
Today we welcome a deal on the first-ever 🇪🇺 law to curb methane emissions in the EU and globally🌍
Methane is the second biggest contributor to climate change after CO2.
But there's still more to be done at
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
.
Read➡️:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5776
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1724745669905129708#m
[2023-11-15 11:06 UTC]
Heatwaves. Wildfires. Floods. Storms.
Around the world, climate change is fueling more extreme weather events.
We want real progress at
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
, the 🇪🇺 &🌍 coming together to
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ActNow
.
Join our
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUatCOP28
side events and be part of the discussion.
➡️
https://www.cop28eusideevents.eu/e/home
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1724721245244051943#m
[2023-11-15 09:29 UTC]
📢Aviation event alert! ✈️
Want to have a say in the development of new monitoring, reporting & verification systems for non-CO2 effects in
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23aviation
?
Join our consultation meeting ⤵️
📅 1 December, 9:30 -16:45 CET
📍 Brussels & online
ℹ️
http://europa.eu/!8C3mb4
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1724438919616303133#m
[2023-11-14 14:47 UTC]
RT by @EUClimateAction: Today, we approved 171 🆕 projects across 🇪🇺 under the #LIFEProgramme, with €396 million funding
These #LIFEProjects will help:
🏞Protect biodiversity
♻Drive #CircularEconomy
🌍Increase climate resilience
⚡Support clean energy transition
..and more 👉 https://europa.eu/!4PVBMN
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_ENV/status/1724390547576455548#m
[2023-11-14 11:35 UTC]
Agriculture contributes more than🔟% of 🇪🇺 total GHG emissions.
But the sector can help tackle the climate crisis.
Read more on possible solutions for mitigating climate change in agriculture by putting a price on emissions & rewarding carbon farming.
➡️
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-your-voice/news/looking-how-mitigate-emissions-agriculture-2023-11-13_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUClimateAction/status/1724402238473322951#m
[2023-11-14 12:21 UTC]
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ We are the @EU_Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA).
Joined Apr 2022
