This section provides an overview of Europe in 2023, compared to the long-term trends of variables across the climate system. Spotlight sections provide a detailed look at key events during the year, and a discussion of climate policy and action with a focus on human health. 

This section provides an overview of the Arctic in 2023, compared to the long-term trends of key variables across the climate system. 

The global context is given by the Climate Indicators for which data are available for the majority of the year. These indicators typically build on multi-source or community estimates, leading to a delay in producing final data records, and so not all indicators are covered here.