EU unveils first climate resilience law, acknowledging emissions cuts not enough
Commission asks governments to plan for 3C warming, but critics say framework lacks binding targets
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed its first-ever law to boost the bloc's resilience to global warming, acknowledging that slashing planet-warming emissions alone is no longer sufficient as extreme heat, storms and wildfires worsen across the continent. The Climate Resilience Law asks national governments to draw up plans for a world that is 2 degrees Celsius hotter in 2050 and 3C hotter by the end of the century, aligning with UN projections that current policies will limit warming to around 2.8C.