Climate change represents one of the biggest challenges for humankind in the 21st century and taking action to address it is one of the top priorities for the European Union (EU). By 2012, the average global surface temperature was 0.85°C higher than in 1880, according to the UN...

The annual Climate Action Progress Report is a good occasion to reflect on progress made in the last 12 months. This latest edition confirms that the EU is making good progress towards its climate goals, with significant emissions reductions. Net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by a...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age. As Europe takes action to meet its objectives, it is important to understand the attitudes and behaviour of EU citizens towards climate change and their expectations for the future. This Eurobarometer survey measures these and...

Greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are warming the Earth and causing changes in the global climate. These changes are having increasingly severe human, economic and environmental impacts and will continue to do so over the coming decades. A new global climate change agreement is due to...

Greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are warming the Earth and causing changes in the global climate. These changes are having increasingly severe human, economic and environmental impacts and will continue to do so over the coming decades. A new global climate change agreement is due to...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age. As Europe takes action to meet its objectives, it is important to understand the attitudes and behaviour of EU citizens towards climate change and their expectations for the future. This Eurobarometer survey measures these and...

'Greenhouse' gases emitted by human activities are warming the Earth and causing changes in the global climate. These changes are having increasingly severe human, economic and environmental impacts and will continue to do so over the coming decades. The Kyoto Protocol is a first step towards...