The EU, a world leader in fighting climate change
Briefing
29-05-2018
The European Union is at the forefront of international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus safeguard the planet's climate. Greenhouse gases (GHG) – primarily carbon dioxide but also others, including methane and chlorofluorocarbons – trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming. Higher temperatures then act on the climate, with varying effects. For example, dry regions might become drier while, at the poles, the ice caps are melting, causing higher sea levels. In 2016, the global average temperature was already 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels.
Briefing
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Klugman, Cornelia;
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Kelma għat-tiftix
- affarijiet internazzjonali
- AGRIKOLTURA, FORESTRIJA U SAJD
- AMBJENT
- deterjorament ambjentali
- effiċjenza enerġetika
- ENERĠIJA
- enerġija ratba
- enerġija rinnovabbli
- forestrija
- ftehim internazzjonali
- gass serra
- impatt ambjentali
- istituzzjonijiet tal-UE u servizz ċivili Ewropew
- L-Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Ambjent
- politika ambjentali
- politika forestali
- politika tal-ambjent tal-UE
- politika tal-enerġija
- RELAZZJONIJIET INTERNAZZJONALI
- Skema ta' Kummerċ tal-Emissjonijiet tal-UE
- UNJONI EWROPEA