Lahti: An EU Leader in Emissions Reduction and Citizen Environmental Engagement
Lahti, a city in Finland currently estimated to have a population of 120,000, was awarded the European Green Capital Award in 2021 and has continued to pioneer in... Read more.
EU: COP 28 Recommendations for Strengthening Country Climate Ambition
Dear Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, European Union Commissioner for Climate Action,My name is Brittany Demogenes. I am the EU Country Manager for Climate Scorecard, a non-profit... Read more.
EU Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Comprehensive but Infrequent Releases of Data
Rating CAs part of the EU Climate Monitoring Mechanism, EU Member States are required to continuously improve their national inventory systems by United Nations... Read more.
EU Must Provide Greater Monetary Support to Farmers and Increase Collaboration Between Farmers and Policymakers
Rating B (Moderate Progress)Droughts and excessive heat caused by climate change make it increasingly difficult for farmers to produce adequate food. Climate change... Read more.
EU Faces Dwindling Water Resources Due to Climate Change and Insufficient National Action to Support EU Policies
Rating: B- Moderately Effective The EU’s directives pertaining to water use are comprehensive and well thought out but lack effectiveness due to Member States’... Read more.
Implementation of Green Deal Industrial Plan and Fit for 55 Package Demonstrate EU’s Progress in Decreasing Emissions
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2003 Rating: A-Significant Progress The most recent EU emissions data come from Eurostat and details emissions over the fourth... Read more.
P2Green Project: An Innovative Solution to Water Pollution and the Limited Efficacy of Conventional Fertilizers
P2Green is a project awarded a contract and funding by the EU’s Horizon Europe initiative. It is working to develop, test, and adapt sanitary waste to produce... Read more.
EU On Track to Achieve 50% Decrease in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 if Member States Comply
The EU has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and has outlined the steps that will need to be taken in order to achieve this goal in... Read more.
The EU spent 184 billion Euros on energy subsidies in 2021
Under the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union, EU Member States must phase out fossil fuel subsidies to meet the EU’s climate goals. The phase-out... Read more.
Climate Change is a Threat to the Saami People’s Culture and Traditional Knowledge Base in the EU
The only group of indigenous people that can be found in the EU is the Saami people. The total Saami population is estimated to be around 80,000, and the Saami people... Read more.