To put this in context, do read @ben-cooke.bsky.social's fantastic piece on what this looks like on the ground in Germany's southwestern city of Mannheim

www.cleanenergywire.org/news/mannhei...

Referring to a reform to Germany's law to gradually phase out oil and gas boilers, env ministers says implementation will be eased, but ambition level not lowered.

Monitoring report here: www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/Redaktion/DE...

Article on @cleanenergywire.bsky.social to follow shortly

Full report: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And here the list of top emitters: carbonmajors.org/Entities

Deep dive from me coming up, but in the meantime you can get an idea on how the two topics intersect here

www.cleanenergywire.org/news/climate...

Experts say that the longer Europe delays on acting, the worse the consequences will be

However, they agree that all needed solutions to increase climate resilience are there, so the priority now should be on implementing them

Read the full story: www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europe-...

This is materialising in #Barcelona, for example, where climate resilience is happening on a systemic level

Projects under the jurisdiction of Barcelona’s metropolitan area, like with the municipal archive pictured below, have to follow holistic #sustainability criteria

Moreover, it’s slightly less tangible solutions that will make a big difference on how ready Europe’s cities are to react to new climate realities

This includes legislation, standards, funding and governance frameworks – only this can truly scale and sustain urban resilience

There is much to learn from each solution, but upscaling them successfully across regions is not always possible, Blaž Kurnik from the @eea.europa.eu told me

Plus: climate change's consequences, for example longer droughts or intensifying storms, can make it harder to care for much-needed trees🏡

#Paris, meanwhile, has set the target of planting 170,000 trees by 2026🌳 – but has had some trouble finding suitable spaces

The city’s density and underground infrastructure can get in the way, so city officials are rolling out other solutions such as artificial shades

Rotterdam is even experimenting with floating construction – I had the pleasure of taking a dip in front of the world’s largest floating office🏊‍♀️ – and with other surprising ways to involve citizens in the move to become climate-adapted

One of these cities is #Rotterdam, which hosts Europe's largest port and which is largely built below sea level

Increasing climate resilience "is a matter of self-interest" said vice-mayor Chantal Zeegers

For over a decade, the city has built water squares, green spaces, dykes, and storm barriers