Climate change

European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change , established under the European Climate Law in 2021, consists of 15 independent leading scientific experts, who cover a wide range of relevant disciplines.

The Advisory Committee provides independent scientific advice on EU climate action and objectives and their consistency with European climate law and the EU's international commitments under the Paris Agreement, which will underpin EU climate action and efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Application C3S Atlas has come a long way since its launch in February 2024. Users around the world have already experienced the powerful and intuitive features of the browser (app) and the associated dataset, which provide quick access not only to some of the most representative climate projections, but also to observations and reanalyses.

The latest addition to the C3S Atlas family is theuser tools. This resource is a Jupyter book with a set of notebooks. These tools increase transparency and facilitate the reuse of data and visual products in C3S Atlas. The new addition helps bring Atlas even closer to the FAIR (findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reuse) principles.

Access to the C3S Atlas browser

While our attention is focused on carbon dioxide (CO₂), other, much more powerful „super“ greenhouse gases lurk in the background. These invisible players have the potential to significantly accelerate climate change, so it’s crucial to understand where they come from and how we can control them. (more…)

European cities, including small and medium-sized ones, play a a key role in supporting growth, innovation, decarbonisation and social inclusion. A significant proportion of the population lives in cities, towns and suburbs. (more…)

When we think of Europe, we often imagine green landscapes and rivers full of water. The idea that our „rich“ continent could face a water crisis seems far-fetched. However, the reality is much more worrying. Europe is facing a serious (more…)

Methane (CH₄) is primarily known as strong greenhouse gas, which contributes to global warming. Less widely known is its role in the formation of ground-level ozone (O₃). Ground-level ozone is formed by the chemical reaction of methane (CH₄) (more…)

Air pollution is an invisible threat that we face every day, often without realizing it. New report However, a study from late 2025, which analyzes data from 2023, reveals some surprising and disturbing truths about the air we breathe. (more…)

Climate change has widespread and profound impacts on the well-being of people around the world, from rising temperatures and extreme weather events to water scarcity and rising sea levels. Research identified more than 400 (more…)

For decades, we have relied on a basic assumption in our climate models: large forest ecosystems, like those in Africa, are our faithful allies. They act as (more…)

Most of us view climate change and plastic pollution as two separate, albeit huge, environmental crises. On the one hand, we have a warming planet, and on the other, oceans and land choking on plastic waste. (more…)

While the scientific community has produced increasingly reliable knowledge about the physical consequences of global warming on time scales of tens of decades and longer, (more…)

In discussions about climate change, we often hear about „tipping points“ – critical thresholds beyond which sudden and irreversible change in the Earth’s climate system can occur. These points are the source of (more…)

When we think of a warming Arctic, most of us imagine melting sea ice on the surface and rising ocean levels. These changes are dramatic and visible. But deep beneath the ice sheet, in the freezing darkness thousands of meters below, (more…)

Climate news can often be overwhelming. The constant stream of headlines about record temperatures, extreme weather events and international disagreements can make it feel like progress is slow. (more…)

With so much to look forward to on a trip to the ocean, it's understandable that few of us really think about the impact we're having on the world's oceans while on vacation. And while these concerns shouldn't get in the way of a well-deserved break, it would be irresponsible to ignore them entirely.

When we talk about solutions to the climate crisis, solar panels, wind turbines and electric cars usually come to mind. We focus on the energy transition and reducing emissions from industry. While we rightly focus on decarbonization (more…)

They are in the rain that falls on our fields, in the packaging of our food, and in the water that flows from our taps. „Forever chemicals,“ or PFAS, are not a distant environmental problem—they are a silent part of our lives. (more…)

When we think of fossil fuels, most of us think of smokestacks, melting glaciers and global warming. These are undoubtedly key aspects of the crisis we face. But a new report from Amnesty International reveals that the true cost of our addiction (more…)

For many of us, the label „organic“ is synonymous with idyll: a field full of flowers, buzzing bees, and soil so healthy you could eat from it. It’s a simple and comforting story about the good and bad of agriculture. A message (more…)

When we think of the fight against climate change, most of us imagine grand international summits and complex agreements between national governments. But what if we told you that one of the largest and most influential climate movements in Europe is taking place outside the glare of the sun? (more…)