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The sustainability app AWorld is challenging the European Climate Pact community to take action – 50,000 actions to be exact. By 5 March, we need to record as many climate actions as possible, big and small – everything counts.

‘Representing the Climate Pact is always a pleasure for me; it provides opportunities to meet new people and gain valuable insights, and honestly, I always feel less alone in being a climate activist.’

‘If climate change goes the way it’s going right now, my country might very well be flooded in a few years, and I might not be able to live there.’

Based in the Netherlands, Tjebbe Boersma has been a Climate Pact Ambassador for over four years. This year, he joined fellow Ambassador and host of the Climate Forward podcast Mansur Philipp Gharabaghi , also from the Netherlands, to talk about his experiences and reasons for joining the Pact.

This year we are proposing new tools to involve friends, colleagues or neighbours in the fight against climate change. You can organise group activities focusing on climate action – just choose one or more from the following ideas: •    Climate walks •    Photo story workshops •    Local climate action groups •    Peer parliaments All the tools are at your fingertips on the website.

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has reported on progress towards the EU’s targets for 2030 and 2050. Main message? 🌍 Current EU policies put us on the path to climate neutrality, however, we now need more work to make it a reality!

As climate change receives more media attention, disinformation skyrockets 📈 False or misleading information is being spread intentionally to sow confusion around 🌍 science and solutions. Want to help tackle the issue? 🤔 Hit the "more" button to read 5️⃣ tips from our #EUClimatePact Ambassadors!

Climate change and disinformation are global threats! The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024 makes that very clear. #Disinformation is perceived as the world’s biggest short-term risks by civil society, academia, governments and the businesses. However, in the long term, extreme weather is seen as the biggest danger, and climate-related risks account for 5 of the top 🔟 threats in the next decade.

With the 2050 climate neutrality target looming on the horizon, we know we need to see more climate action, and fast. But what should that look like? Climate Pact Ambassadors from Luxembourg to Greece shared their experiences from the ground.

With the 2050 climate neutrality target looming on the horizon, we know we need to see more climate action, and fast. But what should that look like? Climate Pact Ambassadors from Luxembourg to Greece shared their experiences from the ground.

In 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by economic activities of EU resident units stood at 3.6 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents (CO2-eq). This indicates a 22% decrease compared with 2008, according to Eurostat.

Bulgaria will receive €1.2 billion from the Just Transition Fund (JTF), following the adoption of Bulgaria's Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs) by the European Commission.

EU Member States have endorsed a Commission proposal to invest €594 million of EU funds in eight cross-border energy infrastructure projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Trans-European Networks for Energy.

This deal will help the EU build a renewables-based energy system, lower energy bills and better protect consumers from price spikes and empower them to benefit from the transition.

The European Commission has welcomed the provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council to reduce the emissions and energy use of buildings across the EU.

The European Commission has welcomed the provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and Council on updated EU rules to decarbonise the gas market and create a hydrogen market.

A first time panoramic look at Small Island Developing States (SIDS) shows they face a drastic increase in coastal flood risk due to rising sea levels caused by climate change, according to a JRC-led study.