Report launch: Overheated and underprepared — Europeans’ experience of living with climate change
The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurofound explored new research on Europeans’ experience of climate-related impacts, concern about future impacts, and resilience actions taken by households and local authorities in this online event.
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Start
13:30
End
14:30
Start
14:30
End
15:30
Event background
How is climate change impacting Europeans and how prepared are they? A new snapshot of Europe’s climate resilience reveals that most Europeans have already been directly affected by extreme weather and are highly concerned about future climate impacts, yet their preparedness remains limited.
This joint report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurofound, published on 4 February 2026, explores Europeans’ experience of climate-related impacts, concern about future impacts, and resilience actions taken by households and local authorities.
It highlights how climate resilience varies across regions and demographic groups, including populations that are particularly vulnerable. Importantly, the report provides the first Europe-wide overview of implemented climate resilience measures – both at the household and local authority level.
The report draws on data collected from the 2025 Eurofound Living and Working in the EU e-survey, which included over 27,000 respondents across EU-27 countries.
About the event
At the event, the following speakers presented the key findings of the report and perspectives on the topic:
Sasha Mosky, Climate Change Consultant, European Climate and Health Observatory
Michele Consolini, Research Officer, Eurofound
The presentations were followed by a discussion with opportunities for questions and reflections. The webinar has been recorded and will be made available soon.
Agenda
Speakers
Michele Consolini
Research officerMichele Consolini arbeitet als wissenschaftlicher Referent im Referat Sozialpolitik bei Eurofound. Er verfügt über quantitative Expertise zu verschiedenen Themen, darunter sozialer Zusammenhalt und Vertrauen, Klimawandel und Lebensqualität, Konvergenz und Umfragemanagement. Seine aktuelle Forschung befasst sich mit der Rolle der Polarisierung für sozialen Zusammenhalt und Vertrauen sowie mit den sozioökonomischen Herausforderungen des Übergangs zu einer kohlenstoffneutralen Wirtschaft. Er hat einen Bachelor in Soziologie und Volkswirtschaftslehre von der Alma Mater Studiorum in Bologna, Italien, und von der Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Niederlande. Er absolvierte einen Research MSc in Politischer Kommunikation an der Universität Amsterdam, wo er auch als Lehrassistent und Forscher im Bereich der politischen Psychologie tätig war.
Sasha Mosky
Sasha Mosky is a climate change consultant at the European Climate and Health Observatory.
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