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Appeal of the Environment Agency: EU to prepare for the dangers of climate change

2024-03-11 12:54:38Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Appeal of the Environment Agency: EU to prepare for the dangers of climate

Policymakers must draw up new plans to address the challenges, the EU Environment Agency said in its analysis of climate-related risks. Countries across Europe must prepare for "catastrophic" risks, from floods to deadly heat waves, as climate change worsens.

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, warming at twice the global rate, the agency said. Even if countries manage to slow warming, global temperatures are already more than 1 degree Celsius higher than in pre-industrial times.

According to the Environment Agency, the damage will depend in part on whether policymakers act now to prepare societies by improving insurance coverage, rehabilitating infrastructure and passing laws to protect workers from high temperatures.

Without more urgent action, the agency said most of the 36 climate risks facing Europe could hit "critical or catastrophic levels" this century. They include risks to health, production and infrastructure.

In a pessimistic scenario, by the end of this century, according to the Environment Agency, hundreds of thousands of people would die from heat waves and economic losses from floods alone could exceed 1 trillion euros per year.

This figure would be higher than the €650 billion lost to extreme weather across the bloc from 1980 to 2022. The Environment Agency called on EU governments to respond to the findings. The European Commission will publish the response to this report on Tuesday.


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