29日在27個會員國同時公佈的論點報告中，歐盟指出，不斷上升的溫度已經改變了歐洲，歐洲人因而必須大大降低溫室氣體排放量，並開始適應氣候的變化，以減緩氣候變遷對人類、經濟和環境所產生的負面影響。
歐盟執行部門歐盟執委會所公佈的綠皮書，提出許多選項，協助民眾採取行動面對氣候條件的變化，進而學習適應全球的暖化現象。
此份綠皮書的主要目的，是要引發歐洲民眾針對適應氣候變化進行辯論，而3日在布魯塞爾召開、由執委會主持的權益關係者會議，將開啟這項辯論的序幕。
歐盟的目標是將全球暖化的程度，限制在不超過前工業時代氣溫2度以上，因為一旦超過這個限制門檻，氣候變化無法逆轉的風險，以及慘重的全球變遷可能性將大大提高。
及早針對氣候變遷採取應對行動，將帶來顯著的經濟利益，並透過預估潛在性損失，避免社會機制崩潰，將生態系統、人類健康、財富和公共建設所可能面臨的威脅降至最低。適應氣候變遷同時也能創造新的經濟機會，例如創新產品與服務的新市場。
Rising temperatures are already changing Europe, so Europeans must make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and adapt now to climate change to lessen adverse impacts on people, the economy and the environment, the EU said in a discussion paper published across the 27 member states on Friday.
Issued by the European Commission, the bloc's executive branch, the Green Paper sets out options to help people learn to adapt to global warming by taking action to cope with changing conditions.
The Green Paper aims to stimulate a broad public debate on adaptation in Europe, starting with a major stakeholder conference hosted by the Commission that opens Tuesday in Brussels.
The European Union's goal is to limit global warming to no more than 2°C above the pre-industrial level, since beyond that threshold the risks of irreversible and possibly catastrophic planetary changes greatly increase.
Early action to adapt to climate change could bring clear economic benefits and avoid social disruption by anticipating potential damage and minimising threats to ecosystems, human health, property and infrastructure. Adaptation could also create new economic opportunities, such as new markets for innovative products and services.
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