Climate Now: Is Europe doing enough to tackle climate change?

Join us live on Euronews YouTube channel on Friday 23rd April at 17.00 CET for a live discussion with leading scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurship experts.

As the Copernicus Climate Change Service publishes its annual European State of the Climate Report for policymakers in Europe, we look at the facts on what's really happening to our planet today, and the strategies in place to reach net-zero emissions.

How is the climate changing in Europe? What are the big challenges ahead, such as sea level rise, heatwaves, drought, wildfires and extreme weather? Is the EU taking the right action to slash emissions, stimulate green business and slow the effects of global warming?

Please feel free to put your questions to the panel and join the debate using our social media channels.

Meet the expert guests:

Bas Eickhout MEP
The Dutch politician is an MEP for the GroenLinks (GreenLeft) party and a fraction leader in the European Parliament for the European Greens. He is a fierce opponent to the reliance on fossil fuels.

Dr Carlo Buontempo, Director, Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Carlo heads Europe's climate change information service, the leading source of data on the true state of our planet to inform policy and business decisions. Copernicus also offers tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Tim McPhie, European Commission
Tim is the spokesperson for Climate Action and Energy at European Commission, the institution responsible for the European Green Deal which has set Europe on the path to climate neutrality by 2050.

Dr Kirsten Dunlop, CEO, EIT Climate-KIC.
Kirsten heads the EIT's Climate KIC, or Knowledge and Innovation Community, working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon and climate-resilient society. She advocates for deep systemic innovation, as well as technological change to cut CO2 emissions drastically.

Professor Sonia Seneviratne, Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich
Sonia is an IPCC co-author and expert in climate extremes, working at one of Europe's most prestigious universities. She investigates the processes leading to droughts and heatwaves, and how changes in land use impact regional climate.

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[mike-papag]

Thank you all for the conversation.

How can I find out more about EU initiatives and investments in residential construction? How can I find out more about incentives and penalties for property developers?

Any connections/information on building materials, green factors, HVAC, energy management would be useful.

[jakemay]

Quoting Al Gore as a climate scientist is hardly lending credibility to your dialogue.

[ericbarritt]

Why can't we set targets to reduce fossil fuels 50-55 by 35? Wouldn't that produce the same objective? What about carbon capturing? We need a plan that works. We got to pay for the change, & that means production & jobs. We can cut out coal & go natural gas, but oil & natural gas can be used in this transition period. We produce a lot of our building materials with oil and gas - inexpensive insulation materials.

[benedictdelacruz]

At least with the pandemic emissions had turned minimum, it can be done. also commoditize co2.