As co-legislator, Parliament has long been supportive of EU biodiversity protection and climate change policies.

The EU has played an important international role in seeking solutions to biodiversity loss, deforestation and climate change. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change notes the importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity. As part of the European Green Deal, the Commission has proposed a new biodiversity strategy that aims to put Europe’s biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030, for the benefit of people, the climate and the planet.

Biodiversity Strategy 2030

Launched in 1992, the LIFE programme is the only EU fund entirely dedicated to environmental and climate objectives. It supports the implementation of relevant EU legislation and the development of key policy priorities, by co-financing projects with European added value.

LIFE programme for 2021-2027 will become the EU's most ambitious climate and environmental programme. It would support projects in the areas of nature and biodiversity, circular economy and quality of life, clean energy transition, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The total budget allocated for LIFE is EUR 5.4 billion, of which EUR 3.5 billion will go to environmental activities and EUR 1.9 billion to climate action. The programme is part of the Green deal package proposed by the European Commission.

LIFE

Life+ Trilogue

Elisabetta GARDINI , Giovanni LA VIA  Bas EICKHOUT , Valentinas MAZURONIS , Jo LEINEN , Kathleen VAN BREMPT , Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY ,  Jo LEINEN

Members of the European Parliament Delegation of the UNFCCC COP 20 meeting with Mr. Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP

Jerzy BUZEK , Elisabetta GARDINI , Kathleen VAN BREMPT , Seb DANCE , Valentinas MAZURONIS , Giovanni LA VIA

Members of the European Parliament Delegation of the UNFCCC COP 20 MEETING with members of the congress of Mexico

Members of the European Parliament Delegation of the UNFCCC COP 20 meeting with the Climate Action Network (CAN)

The Commission, on 24 February 2021, adopted the new EU strategy on climate change adaptation which aims at enhancing the EU’s and the world’s capacity to adapt to and minimise the impacts of climate change and at the same time further develop and accelerate actions across the economy and society. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Climate adaptation: how can we build resilience?

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027: opening statements by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), rapporteur and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027: opening statements by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), rapporteur and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027.

Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027: closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment.

Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027: closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment.

This infoclip illustrates various types of nature and biodiversity in Europe, and a series of EU-funded projects aiming to protect habitats and species on land, in the air and in the marine environment.

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