Our quarterly update on Europe's environmentEuropean Environment Agency's Newsletter, Issue 04/2024
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Why Europe needs to stay the course to sustainability in a changing world
The stakes could not be higher. Climate change is not a distant or theoretical threat — it is here. The past two years have been a stark reminder of this reality, with 2023 clocking in as the hottest year on record, only soon to be surpassed by 2024.
From unprecedented flooding in Valencia and central Europe to droughts across southern Europe, the warning signs are clear: we must act now. Beyond the human suffering — which has no price — all of these events show that the cost of inaction far greater than the cost of taking action now.
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Leena Ylä-MononenEEA Executive Director |
InterviewInternational cooperation to strengthen biodiversity
"At IPBES-11, key discussions focus on the interconnections between biodiversity loss and water, food, health, and climate change (as highlighted in the Nexus Report). Another central theme is the need for transformative change to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss (Transformative Change Assessment). These topics align well with developments in Europe and the EEA’s work. " |