The European Commission has presented a European Union (EU) Framework for Climate Resilience and proposed a Climate Resilience Law to establish a common approach to assessing and managing climate risks. The framework would embed resilience across major domestic and international policy areas. It follows Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s September preview of the initiative when discussing the need to protect transport infrastructure from growing climate risks. The proposed law would establish a shared planning baseline of global warming reaching 1.5°C above preindustrial levels by 2030, 2°C by 2050 and 3°C by 2100. It would consolidate national planning obligations into a single national strategic plan and provide for more regular climate risk assessments to improve consistency and comparability between EU and national assessments. Practical tools would map projected climate hazards, help users find relevant adaptation resources and share tested solutions. The Commission estimates that adapting Europe’s infrastructure and economy will require around EUR 70 billion annually, against approximately EUR 200 billion in climate damage losses during 2022-2025. Implementation of the framework will begin immediately. Separately, the Commission is developing the previously announced European Heatwave Plan, Climate Insurance Alliance and European Water initiative. It will also propose an EU strategic plan on climate resilience in 2028.
European Commission proposes climate resilience law with common warming baseline and simpler national planning
The European Commission has presented a climate resilience framework and proposed legislation to align climate risk assessments and simplify national planning. The law would establish a common warming baseline reaching 3°C above preindustrial levels by 2100 and consolidate national obligations into one strategic plan. Further measures under development include a Climate Insurance Alliance, with an EU strategic plan on climate resilience to be proposed in 2028.