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 werkt als onderzoeksmedewerker bij de eenheid Sociaal Beleid van Eurofound. Hij biedt kwantitatieve expertise over verschillende kwesties, waaronder sociale cohesie en vertrouwen, klimaatverandering en levenskwaliteit, convergentie en enquêtebeheer. Zijn huidige onderzoek kijkt naar de rol van polarisatie op sociale cohesie en vertrouwen, en de sociaaleconomische uitdagingen van de transitie naar een koolstofneutrale economie. Hij heeft een BA in Sociologie en Economie van de Alma Mater Studiorum in Bologna, Italië, en van de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Nederland. Hij voltooide een Research MSc in Politieke Communicatie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam, waar hij ook werkte als onderwijsassistent en onderzoeker op het gebied van politieke psychologie.

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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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4 February 2026

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.

Publicatie

4 February 2026

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.