Weather-related disasters could affect around two-thirds of the European population annually by the end of this century, according to a new study from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, the EC’s science and knowledge arm.

A € 2.6m+ EU-funded project has developed new modelling tools to better forecast the impact of extreme weather on agricultural production in Europe and beyond – the MODEXTREME software tools are available without restriction to the public under the creative commons licence.

New innovative research has found that for England and Wales there is now a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter during the period from October to March every year.

EU-funded researchers are driving the development of an integrated system to apply a common strategy to a range of data about the state of the Atlantic which is collected by a variety of organizations via a number of means including buoys, floats, moorings and research vessels.

The High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, established by the European Commission, has published its first report setting out concrete steps to create a financial system that supports sustainable investments.

European countries need to rapidly step up efforts and define their investment needs and plans to match their objectives in shifting to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy, according to a new briefing from the European Environment Agency.

Scientists at the University of Southampton are warning that future coastal impact studies must take account of extreme sea levels – a phenomenon expected to occur more frequently as rising waters combine with high tides and storm surges to potentially devastating effect.

In an Expert Focus comment on Waterbriefing, Jon Williams, PwC partner and a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures outlines why the recommendations in the TCFD’s final Report have the potential to improve decision-making by investors, lenders and insurers in respect of climate change impacts on companies.

The industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has published its Final Report and Recommendations for the effective disclosure of climate-related financial risks.

The Committee on Climate Change is warning that the UK’s transition to a resilient, low-carbon economy is in danger of being derailed by a lack of Government action on climate change and that new plans for a new Parliament are urgently needed.