CORDIS Express: Climate research supporting climate targets
Climate change is one of the great challenges of our age. In recent years, most governments of the world have come to accept this reality and have begun taking steps to address the looming and increasingly urgent global threat. Civil society is increasing pressure for meaningful action and industry is also weighing in on the debate. The EU has already laid its climate cards on the table with its announcement of the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies. The package aims to see us reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 % against 1990 levels and increase the share of renewable energy to at least 27 %. In terms of the global picture, just last week, the UN climate conference in Lima took a ‘step forward’ on the road to a global climate deal in Paris next year. The conference agreed on two deliverables, the Lima Call for Climate Action and the draft elements text for the 2015 Agreement. The EU’s commitment and indeed any international political agreement and accompanying targets and pledges that emerge in Paris 2015 will need to be backed-up by rigorous research efforts to provide the technology to move us towards the more energy efficient, less carbon intensive pathways promised. That’s why Horizon 2020's Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials challenge(opens in new window) has the objective of achieving a resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and society. Additionally, while the EU forges a role as international climate leader in the political sphere, we need to follow suit in terms of research and innovation. As such, Horizon 2020 encourages and supports activities to exploit Europe's leadership in the race to develop new processes and technologies combating climate change. Research on the effects of climate change, as well as how we can help tackle it and adapt to a changed world have long been underway in Europe. This edition of CORDIS Express explores EU-funded research focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as related news and events. - CACH: From Tenerife to Trinidad: corals and climate change in the abyss(opens in new window) - New analysis aids planning for climate change(opens in new window) - Mapping a path to global agreement on limiting climate change(opens in new window) - Answering the call for climate change action(opens in new window) - Sixth International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2015)(opens in new window) - Australia, New Zealand and EU study forests and climate change(opens in new window) - IAGOS for the GMES Atmospheric Service(opens in new window) - Trending science: Lima climate talks – we’re on track but ‘critical issues’ remain(opens in new window)
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