In order to achieve these challenging goals, the ESCB has brought together statisticians from across the EU and beyond who are working together to gather appropriate source data, to set methodological standards and to compile suitable indicators. While these three workflows are mandated by the Governing Council, we are not working on these topics in isolation.
A recent IMF blog quoted scientists as warning that in the absence of mitigating actions, global temperatures may rise by more than four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial revolution levels by the end of the century. This phenomenon will lead to inundation of low-lying island states and extreme weather events, the scientists predict. The attendant beach erosion would bode ill for our main industry tourism.