EU action against climate change

The EU's Sixth Framework R&D programme, covering 2002-2006, allocated more than u00802 billion to research that directly or indirectly addressed climate change. Another u00801.2 billion was spent on nuclear research. Reflecting the increasing urgency of the climate challenge as the manifestations of climate change multiply, funding for climate-relevant research has been substantially increased to u00809 billion in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) covering 2007-2013. FP7 has a total budget of u008051.5 billion. This research will support not only European policy action but also international processes in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol.