According to Die Welt, the EU Commission has acknowledged that climate change cannot be stopped and has therefore promoted an “adaptation” strategy. A paper issued in February 2021 went unnoticed to most, as the media and politics had other issues in focus. Such a strategy includes measures “aimed at providing a major contribution to further keeping quality of life in Europe in the next decades.” (https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/adaptation/what/docs/eu_strategy_2021.pdf)
It sounds like a CYA move against the failure of climate targets, as well as a way to appease industrial and labor interests revolting against the green transition.
In order to adapt to bad weather in the north and droughts in the south, the strategy pushes “more parks and green areas in cities in order to soften the heatwaves … or the expansion of sewer systems, in order to better manage water floods poured in by strong rain, or higher dams and barrages, to protect coasts and river valleys from high water.”
However, a quick look at the new strategy shows that everything is seen as complementing the “net-zero” policies of the EU, which are unchanged. For instance, the threat of drought is dealt with by suggestions to save water, rather than building new water capabilities.
Additionally, the EU Commission wants to expand property insurance for families. Currently only 35% of “damages caused by climate change” are insured, and even less in South and Eastern Europe at 5%.
