The main objective of this study is to map climate and energy-related initiatives and assess their usefulness for the LRAs, as well as to provide recommendations for the LRAs on how to improve the functioning of the initiatives in order to make them more transparent, user-friendly and helpful...

The climate is changing and it is already affecting the way we live. Policymakers at national, regional and local levels need a strategic approach to understand and respond to climate change. How does climate change affect key policy sectors across Europe and what is already being done about it,...

Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment ('Strategic Environmental Assessment' - 'SEA Directive') requires certain public plans and programmes (PPs) to undergo an environmental assessment before they are adopted. The aim of this...

The Guidance on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment aims to help Member States improve the way in which climate change and biodiversity are integrated in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) carried out across the EU. This summary gives a brief...