White Paper on European Climate Risk and Trade in Europe

The document argues that the European Union's high reliance on international supply chains makes it uniquely vulnerable to transboundary climate risks, which threaten the stability of essential imports and export-driven growth. It emphasizes the need for public policies to create an enabling environment for business adaptation and suggests a partnership between the EU and supply chain actors to enhance resilience for workers and communities.

• The European Union is uniquely vulnerable to transboundary climate risks because of its high connectivity with other regions and its reliance on international supply chains, which exceeds that of other regions such as China and the United States.
• Climate change poses a serious threat to EU stability by potentially disrupting production and supply chains, which could compromise the import of commodities, pharmaceuticals, and food, while also undermining jobs and economic growth driven by exports.
• Public policies are necessary to create an enabling environment that accelerates the deployment and investment in adaptation solutions, and a partnership between the EU and supply chain actors is proposed to ensure resilience for suppliers, workers, and communities.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). White Paper on European Climate Risk and Trade in Europe. https://www.sei.org/publications/white-paper-on-european-climate-risk-and-trade-in-europe/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. White Paper on European Climate Risk and Trade in Europe. 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/white-paper-on-european-climate-risk-and-trade-in-europe/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024white, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{White Paper on European Climate Risk and Trade in Europe}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/white-paper-on-european-climate-risk-and-trade-in-europe/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }