Climate neutrality in cities: how to make best use of negative emissions?
A new JRC report offers guidance on negative emissions for cities, including a definition and a methodology to identify residual emissions, and a framework for emissions compensation (local carbon removals and carbon credits). The guidance, primarily aimed at cities participating in the EU’s 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, also serves as a reference for any city […]
How to build climate resilience and narrow the climate protection gap: conclusions from the Climate Resilience Dialogue
Average global temperatures continue to rise past all meteorological records. Severe weather events and the long-term effects of climate change are increasingly impacting people, businesses, economies, and infrastructures at large. Only around a quarter of climate-related damages have been insured in the past in the EU, though the size and specificities of this climate protection […]