EU urges Europe to adapt as warming accelerates, but new climate plan draws criticism

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EU urges Europe to adapt
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Tuesday's new "climate resilience framework" promises, among other things, a new web service to track climate threats and tips on practical ways to deal with warming, which the EU estimates will reach at least 2 degrees by 2050 and 3 degrees by 2100.

"Europe is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. We must adapt and learn along the way," Commission President Ursula von der Leyen writes in a press release.

However, not everyone is impressed.

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"Much too loose around the edges. Climate adaptation cannot be done halfway," writes Swedish MEP Heléne Fritzon (S), for example.

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