Report launch: Overheated and underprepared — Europeans’ experience of living with climate change

When?

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Irish local time

Start

13:30

End

14:30

Central European time

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 officer

Social policies research unit

Michele Consolini trabaja como investigadora en la unidad de Políticas Sociales de Eurofound. Aporta experiencia cuantitativa en varios temas, incluida la cohesión social y la confianza, el cambio climático y la calidad de vida, la convergencia y la gestión de encuestas. Su investigación actual analiza el papel de la polarización en la cohesión social y la confianza, y los desafíos socioeconómicos de la transición a una economía neutra en carbono. Es licenciado en Sociología y Economía por el Alma Mater Studiorum de Bolonia (Italia) y por la Universidad Radboud de Nimega (Países Bajos). Completó una Maestría en Investigación en Comunicación Política de la Universidad de Ámsterdam, donde también trabajó como asistente de enseñanza e investigador en el campo de la psicología política.

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Sasha Mosky

Speaker

Sasha Mosky is a climate change consultant at the European Climate and Health Observatory.

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Overheated and underprepared — Europeans’ experience of living with climate change

This joint report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurofound explores Europeans’ experience of climate-related impacts, concern about future impacts, and resilience actions taken by households and local authorities. It draws on data collected from the 2025 Eurofound Living and Working in the EU e-survey, and 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.

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Overheated and underprepared — Europeans’ experience of living with climate change

This joint report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurofound explores Europeans’ experience of climate-related impacts, concern about future impacts, and resilience actions taken by households and local authorities. It draws on data collected from the 2025 Eurofound Living and Working in the EU e-survey, and 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.