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The European Climate Law, adopted in June 2021, sets out a binding objective of climate neutrality in the European Union by 2050 in pursuit of the long-term temperature goal set out in the Paris Agreement. It also provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in the Paris Agreement.
To support the achievement of these objectives, the European Climate Law also provides for the establishment of a European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (the ‘Advisory Board’). The Advisory Board provides independent scientific advice and produces reports on EU measures, climate targets and indicative greenhouse gas budgets and their coherence with the European Climate Law and the EU's international commitments under the Paris Agreement.
The Advisory Board adopted its work programme for the year 2023 on 20 December 2022. In accordance with the European Climate Law, this work programme was established independently, and when doing so the Advisory Board consulted the EEA Management Board.
The main activities outlined in the 2023 work programme are the following:
The Advisory Board's 2023 work programme is available here (and the 2022 work programme here).
The Advisory Board has published the following advice:
To support the preparation of its forthcoming advice on the EU 2040 greenhouse gas target, the Advisory Board has also published an emissions scenario database consisting of national and European emissions scenarios submitted in response to a call for data.
The Advisory Board is composed of 15 senior scientific experts covering a broad range of relevant disciplines. They are appointed in a personal capacity for a term of four years, renewable once. They give their positions completely independently of the EU Member States and the EU institutions. No more than two members of the Advisory Board can hold the nationality of the same Member State.
The 15 members of the Advisory Board are (Chair, followed by alphabetical order):
See short bios of the members of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.
The Advisory Board is independent from Member States and EU institutions. It is established through an amendment of the founding regulation of the European Environment Agency (EEA). It is supported in its work by a secretariat hosted by the EEA. When establishing its annual work programme, the Advisory Board consults the EEA Management Board.
The 15 members of the Advisory Board were designated by the EEA Management Board on 24 March 2022, following an open, fair and transparent selection procedure.
The EEA issued a call with the aim of designating the members of the Advisory Board from 27 September until 1 November 2021. An Evaluation Committee was then established by the EEA Management Board to identify the most suitable candidates for the Advisory Board established under the European Climate Law. The Evaluation Committee provided recommendations to the EEA Management Board on conclusion of the evaluation process. The EEA Management Board discussed the report from the Evaluation Committee and, based on the Evaluation Committee’s recommendations, designated the members of the Advisory Board.
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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/climate-advisory-board/european-scientific-advisory-board-on-archived or scan the QR code.
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