🏙️ What makes a city Europe's leading example for urban sustainability? For their commitment to creating greener, healthier and more sustainable urban areas: 🇪🇸 Zaragoza was named #EUGreenCapital 2028 🇪🇸 Benidorm and 🇵🇹 Estarreja won the #EUGreenLeaf Award 2028 Learn more👉 link.europa.eu/4P3n3w

🚌 How often do you take public transport? In 2024, 50.6% of people in the EU didn't use it at all, while 1 in 10 used it daily, per @EU_Eurostat. 🟢 Most regular users: Luxembourg, Estonia, Sweden 🔴 Fewest: Cyprus, Italy, Portugal Greener travel = lower emissions 🌍 🔗 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...

Do you trust the #EUEcolabel? New data reveals that: 🌸 46% of Europeans recognize the logo 🌸 66% tend to buy eco-labelled products 🌸 81% believe that Ecolabel products have a lower environmental impact than similar products without a label More in the latest Eurobarometer 👉 link.europa.eu/X3PTTR

Today in Berlin, 🇪🇺 Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu and 🇩🇪 Minister, Carsten Schneider signed a joint statement on strengthening water resilience in Germany. An important step forward in Europe’s fight against water scarcity 👉 link.europa.eu/GRRMxH #WaterWiseEU

🌍 Happy #WorldHabitatDay! This autumn, maybe leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas? 🍂 It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs. We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens.

🥁 The Call for Climate Pact Ambassadors 2026 is OPEN! Are you taking climate action in your community? Join 1,000+ changemakers across the EU and help inspire even more action. 🌿 📅 Apply from 1–31 October 2026 climate-pact.europa.eu/get-involved... #EUClimatePact #MyWorldOurPlanet

When you drop clothes off at a recycling bin, where do they actually go? 👚♻️ True textile-to-textile recycling currently accounts for just 1% of production globally. New research shows the positive environmental impacts of increasing that to 10% in the EU 👉 link.europa.eu/xfrC3y

The Mediterranean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to water scarcity and the impacts of climate change. That's why the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean agreed on common solutions to water challenges in 🇮🇹 Rome 👉 link.europa.eu/dV4pfH

58 million tonnes of food are wasted every year in the EU And almost 42 million people in the EU cannot afford a quality meal every second day Under the revised Waste Framework Directive, EU countries now have legally binding food waste reduction targets to achieve by 2030 👉 link.europa.eu/87dWFf

🐦👀 The Eurasian Wryneck is on the move. And the new version of the Euro Bird Portal is now live! For the first time, we can track the occurrence of all bird species across Europe in near real time. More: eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home... @lifeprogramme.bsky.social

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Unraveling European-wide spatiotemporal patterns of bird distribution. Mobilizing 100,000 volunteer birdwatchers and 30 millions of new bird records every year to unravel European-wide spatiotemporal ...

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What if goats could help us prevent wildfires? In 2025, wildfires destroyed more than 1 million hectares across the EU. But nature has a powerful tool for prevention: grazing. 🎥 Watch our video on YouTube to see how it works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeYd...

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Today, we’re taking the next step in advancing the EU Water Resilience Strategy with the launch of two key initiatives: 💧the European Water Academy and 💧the Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform. Read more: environment.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...

🇲🇹 Happy National Day, Malta! A Mediterranean island on the frontline of climate change, growing rooftop solar, tackling water scarcity and protecting its coasts. ☀️🌊 Small island, big climate ambition. 💚 Il-Jum Nazzjonali t-tajjeb!

Freedom of expression, academic freedom, and creative liberty should never be taken for granted. In the EU, you have the space to speak up #ForOurPlanet 🌍 #ProtectWhatMatters to you, and help make a difference - without having to shrink who you are. Make your voice heard 👉 link.europa.eu/RmRmfc

📣 Follow online the launch of the European Water Academy (EUWA) on 21 September! - Welcome address by Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu - Introduction of the first EUWA Champions - Expert panels on how to strengthen Europe’s water sector Live: live.eesc.europa.eu/play/?id=842 #SciComm🧪

Climate change is driving more frequent and intense droughts, putting growing pressure on Europe’s economy and environment. Implementing EU water policies is key - we will also propose a new European Water Initiative. Read the full #SOTEU2026 speech 👉 link.europa.eu/nv9Vvj

Today, we published the delegated act on the product scope of the #EUDR 🌳 It introduces exemptions and removes items like leather and re-treaded tyres. The information system supporting the Regulation is up and running. Have questions? Check out the FAQs 👉 link.europa.eu/j4qQ37

Last summer proved we need to step up dramatically our climate preparedness. Europe is warming at double the global rate. This is why we will present a European Heatwave Plan. For better early warning, health preparedness, and taking care of our most vulnerable. #SOTEU

🔴 LIVE https://live.wsocial.eu/ec.europa.eu 🔴 Watch LIVE President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu #SOTEU speech

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The clean energy transition is also a jobs engine 💼 A new report shows that clean energy technologies are creating hundreds of thousands of jobs across the EU, with 1.8 million jobs in the EU now linked to renewable energy ⚡ 🔗 Read the report: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

🚨 Applications for the 🇪🇺 #Natura2000Award are open! Are you a nature conservation hero helping protect biodiversity and bringing the benefits of the #Natura2000 network closer to people across the EU? Then apply now and get the recognition you deserve 👉 link.europa.eu/7DgRMM

You don't really need a reminder, right? 👀🇪🇺 📌 16 September. SOTEU 2026. President Ursula von der Leyen will address the European Parliament on what’s next for Europe. Don’t say we didn’t remind you. 😉 🌐 link.europa.eu/xRM4FD #SOTEU

At the OACPS SIDS High-Level Dialogue in Brussels, the EU reaffirmed its commitment to working with Small Island Developing States as we gear up for the Pre-COP in Fiji and Tuvalu. Together, we must strengthen mitigation, keep 1.5°C within reach and build resilience to climate impacts. 🤝

📈Want your business to go far? Then what you need is nature 🏞️ 🌱19%–36% of Europe’s GDP depends on biodiversity. 📅Join the webinar on 24/09 to help businesses better understand biodiversity-related risks & opportunities, and take action for nature 👉 link.europa.eu/MGpWYP

🌡️ August 2026 was the joint-hottest month globally ever recorded, with temperatures 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels, tying with July 2023. Western Europe also experienced its hottest summer on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2003. Read more: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-a...

⚠️ Dry ground + heavy rain = increased flood risk How can we better prepare? 📅 On 21 September, we will launch the Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform, to turn Europe’s Water Resilience Strategy into action. 🔴 Watch the launch event online 👉 link.europa.eu/C9KWPM

🌱 Green your career! Discover skills, roles and opportunities shaping the sustainability job market, hear from professionals in the sector. Join our free webinar on 17 September 👇 climate-pact.europa.eu/articles-and...

Go north for cleaner air 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇪🇺 air quality improved a lot over the past 30 years due to EU policies to reduce air pollution. Yet air pollution remains one of the biggest environmental health risks! This #CleanAirDay, see how your city compares with others across Europe 👉 link.europa.eu/m7twtG

💧 Only 37% of Europe's surface waters are healthy. 🧫 But bacterial cellulose could help to clean up our waters by removing: 🟢 90–98% of forever chemicals 🟢 90–95% of endocrine-disrupting chemicals 🟢 80–90% of nanoplastics Learn more 👉 link.europa.eu/yXK7nP

Look closely: the river is changing. 💧 The Waal, the Netherlands’ largest branch of the Rhine, is showing the impact of prolonged drought, with effects on agriculture, shipping, and energy. The 🇪🇺 is taking action with the Water Resilience Strategy 👉 link.europa.eu/Pw9H49