The EU, a world leader in fighting climate change

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Series Details May 2018
Publication Date May 2018
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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.

Source Link http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/621818/EPRS_BRI(2018)621818_EN.pdf
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ESO: Key source: Climate change http://www.europeansources.info/record/climate-action-2/

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