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The current changes in the planet's climate are transforming the world. The last two decades included 18 of the warmest years on record, and extreme weather events, such as forest fires, heatwaves and floods, are becoming more frequent both in Europe and elsewhere.

Scientists warn that without urgent action, global warming is likely to exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2060, and could even be as much as 5°C by the end of the century.

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Such a rise in the global temperature will have a devastating impact on nature, bringing about irreversible changes to many ecosystems and a consequent loss of biodiversity. Higher temperatures and intensified weather events will also result in huge costs for the EU's economy and hamper countries' ability to produce food.

Climate change is a global challenge that requires a global response. The EU is determined to help raise global ambition and is leading by example.

The EU is one of the signatories to the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.

EU countries endorsed the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement.

The EU's response to climate change
The EU has set ambitious measures and goals to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. It has done so by defining emissions targets for key sectors of its economy.

The 2020 goals
The EU's first package of climate and energy measures was agreed in 2008 and sets targets for 2020. These are:

reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% (compared to 1990)
increasing the share of renewable energy to 20%
making a 20% improvement in energy efficiency
To achieve these goals, the EU has developed, and later reformed, the EU emissions trading system (ETS) which aims to cut down greenhouse gas emissions in particular from energy-intensive industries and power plants. In the buildings, transport and agriculture sectors, national emission targets have been set, as part of the effort sharing regulation.

The EU is already ahead of these targets. By 2018, greenhouse gas emissions had been reduced by 23%, that is three percentage points above the initial 20% target.