Council conclusions on climate change white paper

Council Conclusions on the Commission’s White Paper: Towards a European Climate Change Adaptation Programme have been published. These conclusions were adopted without further discussions on 25 June. The White Paper outlines actions needed to strengthen the EU’s position on climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (see April Eurobrief). The conclusions emphasise the need for all Member States and sectors to adapt to climate change. Although an EU adaptation strategy is to be released as from 2013, an EU Framework for Adaptation should nonetheless be developed in the meantime to focus on knowledge management and data sharing. The Council also wants to step up international cooperation on adaptation.

A link to the European Commission’s Green Week conference can be found here:

http://greenweek2009.alligence.com/