Members of the working group Reports and documents Events and conferences Background Climate change is an important science and technology policy concern. Detecting signs of climate change and predicting possible future climate variation is important in order to target mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Mitigation is necessary to avoid or reduce the causes of adverse climate change.
Adaptation strategies need to be developed to cope with the adverse impacts on the economy, society and ecosystems that cannot be prevented or avoided. Dealing with uncertainty is a common feature of the three elements above. This is mainly a task for fundamental research, which has been at the forefront in alerting society about the risk of global warming. Science and technology policy has a long tradition in this field, including the development of monitoring and other relevant technologies. Those commitments pose challenges and opportunities for technological innovation, for Europe s industry and society.