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The Commission presented a list of headline indicators to monitor progress towards the EU’s environment and climate goals to 2030, as well as the 2050 long-term vision to “live well, within planetary boundaries”.
Vulnerable groups are hit the hardest by climate change, for example one in ten European schools and hospitals may be at risk of flooding, and half of these facilities in cities are within intense urban heat islands. This EEA briefing looks at how to address these inequalities.
Dedicated to the theme of making the European Green Deal real, Europe’s biggest annual event on environmental policy started with a hard question: is there still a place for green policies in times where people struggle with high energy prices, supply chain disruptions that will lead to rising unemployment, high inflation and a war on Europe’s doorstep? The two-day conference explored what it will really take to transform to a circular, nature-positive and zero pollution economy.
This full-day event in Romania saw participants discuss many topics, including the potential of green digital technologies to achieve Green Deal goals.
The Catania University took schools and groups of visitors on trips to discover rich biodiversity in nature.
Young Europeans nicknamed "Greenfluencers" performed flash mobs in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Slovenia. By performing an activist song, the Greenfluencers raised awareness about global warming.
During this webinar organized by a Portuguese footwear research and technology centre, participants learnt all about green footwear, from implementing ecodesign strategies for shoes that are truly green, to the LIFE GreenShoes4All project.
Organised by the EU Delegation to South Africa, this webinar raised awareness on the innovative circular business models emerging in South Africa and in the EU, spotlighting these circular economy pioneers.
This session centered on the polluter pays principle and how it should be better applied at EU level, bringing questions of fairness and justice to the forefront and emphasizing that it is people who pay the price for pollution. Femke Groothuis, co-founder and president of The Ex’tax project highlighted that “Only 0.2% of all tax revenues are based on pollution and resource use, even worse, we’re subsidising pollution to the tune of €50 billion a year.”
The conference ended with an uplifting and forward-looking panel where circular business innovators, forward-thinking economists and nature conservation entrepreneurs enthusiastically shared their positive experience of “making the Green Deal real”. Participants were left with a clear message – that people influence change and every single one of us can help make Europe green.
See what participants had to say about the second day of the EU Green Week 2022 conference.
What happens if wars, economic downturns, pandemics and food crises overshadow environmental policy? In tackling this question, speakers in the opening session of Green Week 2022 discussed how to keep environmental imperatives high on the political agenda in the face of stiff competition.
Watch European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s address to participants at the opening session.
Check out the video highlights from the first day of the EU Green Week 2022 conference.
