In this article, we explore the EUDR’s goals, the products it covers, and the broader impact it could have on global supply chains and environmental sustainability.

What is the Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR)?

Many consumers are unaware that the seemingly harmless products sitting on their shelves - like coffee, chocolate, or items containing palm oil - are actually driving the destruction of vital forests across the world. From rainforests in Southeast Asia to the Amazon, deforestation caused by the production of these commodities is fueling biodiversity loss and climate change. The EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) aims to tackle this by ensuring that products sold in the EU are not contributing to deforestation or forest degradation. Covering key commodities like palm oil, soy, cocoa, and coffee, the EUDR requires businesses to prove their products are deforestation-free.

In a recent update, the EU Commission proposed a delay to the enforcement of the EUDR. Originally planned for December 2024, the deadline, if approved by the European Parliament and Council, will be extended to December 2025 for large companies and June 2026 for smaller businesses. While this gives businesses more time to comply, critics worry it could allow deforestation to continue unchecked in the interim.

👉 In this article, we explore the EUDR’s goals, the products it covers, and the broader impact it could have on global supply chains and environmental sustainability.

What is the EUDR and Why Was it Introduced?

The EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) was introduced in response to the increasing global demand for commodities like palm oil, soy, cocoa, and coffee - products often linked to deforestation and forest degradation. The EU’s consumption of these commodities contributes to an estimated 10% of global deforestation. Recognizing this, the EUDR aims to reduce the EU’s ecological footprint by ensuring that products entering the EU market do not originate from land cleared after December 31, 2020, or that have caused forest degradation.

The regulation not only addresses deforestation driven by illegal practices but also covers deforestation that may be legal in the country of origin. This goes beyond previous regulations, such as the EU Timber Regulation, by including agricultural commodities and ensuring that even legally deforested areas are no longer acceptable sources. This broad scope is crucial, as much deforestation worldwide occurs legally but still leads to significant environmental damage.

The EUDR is part of the EU’s larger environmental strategy, which includes the European Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. By enforcing stricter regulations on products linked to deforestation, the EU seeks to not only protect forests but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve biodiversity on a global scale.

This video explains the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), aimed at ensuring that products sold in the EU do not contribute to deforestation and forest degradation. Companies must provide due diligence statements, including precise geolocation data, and take action if risks are identified. We discuss the challenges, how ImpactBuying can help and of course the outcome.

What is the EUDR?

The EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) is not just about reducing deforestation; it is part of a wider effort by the European Union to combat climate change, preserve biodiversity, and minimize the EU’s environmental footprint. The key objectives of the EUDR are to:

Reduce deforestation linked to EU consumption: By regulating commodities that are linked to deforestation, such as palm oil, soy, and wood, the EUDR aims to lower the EU’s role in driving forest destruction. The goal is to ensure that products sold or exported from the EU are sourced responsibly, without causing further harm to forests.

Decrease greenhouse gas emissions: Deforestation is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. By enforcing deforestation-free standards, the EUDR is expected to reduce carbon emissions by at least 32 million metric tonnes annually. This aligns with the EU’s broader climate goals outlined in the European Green Deal.

Preserve biodiversity: Forests are home to a vast array of species, many of which are endangered. By protecting forests from further destruction, the EUDR aims to safeguard biodiversity and protect critical habitats, particularly in regions like the Amazon and Southeast Asia, where deforestation has devastated wildlife populations.

💡 The EUDR builds on earlier efforts like the EU Timber Regulation, but it goes further by tackling both legal and illegal deforestation. Unlike previous laws that focused primarily on illegal deforestation, the EUDR targets all forms of deforestation, ensuring that even products sourced legally must meet strict environmental standards if they are to enter the EU market. 

The EUDR represents a major step forward in the EU’s efforts to address the environmental damage caused by global supply chains. It is designed to cut deforestation, reduce carbon emissions, and protect biodiversity, while also encouraging more sustainable production practices worldwide. 

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Palm oil: Found in many everyday products, from processed foods to cosmetics, palm oil is a leading cause of deforestation, particularly in Southeast Asia. The EUDR ensures that any palm oil products sold in the EU must not be sourced from deforested land after December 31, 2020. 

Soy: Primarily used as animal feed and in processed foods, soy cultivation has contributed to massive deforestation in the Amazon and the Cerrado regions of Brazil. Under the EUDR, soy products must meet deforestation-free standards.

Wood: Timber, paper, and wood products are also covered under the regulation. This includes not just raw wood but also furniture, paper, and other derived products.

Cocoa: A key ingredient in chocolate, cocoa is sourced largely from West Africa, where cocoa farming has been linked to deforestation. The EUDR aims to curb deforestation in this region by regulating the cocoa trade.

Coffee: Coffee production, particularly in Latin America, has caused deforestation and land degradation. The EUDR mandates that all coffee sold in the EU must be deforestation-free.

Rubber: Rubber plantations in Southeast Asia have led to the conversion of forests into agricultural land. The EUDR includes rubber in its list of regulated commodities.

Cattle: The beef industry is a major contributor to deforestation, particularly in South America, where forests are cleared to create grazing land for cattle. Beef products and leather derived from cattle are both covered by the EUDR.

In addition to these raw commodities, the regulation also applies to derived products such as leather, chocolate, furniture, tires, and paper. This wide scope means that companies will need to ensure the traceability of not just the raw materials but also the products that are made from these materials.

The EU Commission has proposed a delay to the enforcement timeline to allow businesses time to adjust. If the delay is approved, large companies must comply by December 2025, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have until June 2026. This extended deadline aims to give businesses more time to map their supply chains and meet the EUDR’s strict deforestation-free requirements.

It’s important to note that the regulation applies to all products placed on the EU market or exported from the EU. This means that businesses exporting these commodities from the EU must also prove that their products are not linked to deforestation. The EUDR’s scope goes beyond EU borders, making it a significant piece of legislation for global trade.

❗️This wide scope makes the regulation particularly challenging for companies with global supply chains, as it requires a high level of transparency and traceability. Companies will need to map their supply chains to the level of individual plots of land and ensure compliance with local laws and environmental standards.

According to the European Commission's impact assessment, the primary products imported by the EU from deforested land are: 

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      <th>Forest Locations and Types</th>
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      <td>Palm oil</td>
      <td>34.0</td>
      <td>Found in processed foods, cosmetics, cleaning products, and biodiesel.</td>
      <td>Palm oil plantations are a major cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia, affecting tropical rainforests.</td>
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    <tr>
      <td>Soya</td>
      <td>32.8</td>
      <td>Used primarily as animal feed and in processed foods like tofu, soy milk, and oils.</td>
      <td>Soya is linked to deforestation in South America, especially in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes, as well as parts of Argentina.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Wood</td>
      <td>8.6</td>
      <td>Utilized in construction, furniture making, paper production, and biomass energy.</td>
      <td>Wood is sourced from forests in Europe, North America, and tropical regions, with deforestation impacting temperate and tropical forests.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Cocoa</td>
      <td>7.5</td>
      <td>A key ingredient in chocolate, baked goods, and other confectionery products.</td>
      <td>Cocoa production contributes to deforestation in West Africa, especially in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, targeting tropical rainforests.</td>
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      <td>Coffee</td>
      <td>7.0</td>
      <td>Used in coffee beverages, both instant and ground varieties, widely consumed globally.</td>
      <td>Coffee production leads to deforestation in Central and South America, particularly in Brazil and Colombia, affecting tropical and subtropical forests.</td>
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    <tr>
      <td>Rubber</td>
      <td>3.4</td>
      <td>Utilized in tires, shoes, industrial goods, and other rubber-based products.</td>
      <td>Rubber plantations cause deforestation in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand and Vietnam, affecting tropical forests.</td>
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      <td>Maize</td>
      <td>1.6</td>
      <td>Commonly used for animal feed and processed food products like corn syrup.</td>
      <td>Maize cultivation contributes to deforestation in the United States and South America, particularly in savannah and forest areas.</td>
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      <td>Cattle (Beef)</td>
      <td>NaN</td>
      <td>Cattle farming linked to beef and leather production; a major cause of deforestation in South America.</td>
      <td>Cattle farming, especially for beef and leather production, drives deforestation in South America, particularly in the Amazon and surrounding areas.</td>
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The EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) applies to a wide range of operators and traders responsible for introducing deforestation-linked products to the EU market or exporting them from the EU. Specifically, the regulation targets:

Operators: These are companies that place relevant commodities or derived products on the EU market for the first time. Operators are responsible for conducting the full due diligence process to ensure their products comply with the EUDR. This applies whether the operators are sourcing raw commodities like palm oil or finished goods made from those commodities, such as processed foods or furniture.

Traders: The regulation also applies to traders, who are defined as companies involved in the supply chain after the initial placement of the product on the market. Traders are required to ensure that the products they handle come from compliant operators, but their due diligence obligations are more limited compared to operators. 

Large and Small Enterprises: Both large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are subject to the EUDR. However, SMEs are given more time to comply with the regulation, with a compliance deadline of June 2026, while larger companies must meet the requirements by December 2025 (if the proposed delay is approved). SMEs may also face lighter due diligence obligations in some cases, especially when sourcing from low-risk countries.

Non-EU Companies: The EUDR’s scope extends beyond the borders of the EU. Non-EU companies that export goods covered by the regulation to the EU must also comply with its due diligence and deforestation-free requirements. This makes the EUDR a global regulation, affecting supply chains in major producing countries like Brazil, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

In essence, the EUDR covers all entities involved in the supply chain of deforestation-linked products, whether within or outside the EU, and requires compliance to ensure that the products entering the EU market are deforestation-free.

Due Diligence Requirements Under the EUDR

One of the cornerstones of the EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) is the rigorous due diligence process that companies must follow to ensure their products are not linked to deforestation. This process is designed to ensure transparency and accountability across global supply chains, requiring companies to prove that the commodities they are sourcing are deforestation-free. The due diligence process involves three key steps:

Companies are required to collect extensive information about the products they place on the EU market or export from the EU. This includes:

Geolocation data: Companies must provide geographic coordinates of the land where commodities like palm oil, soy, or cocoa were grown. This allows authorities to verify whether the land has been deforested since December 31, 2020.

Supplier details: Businesses need to gather information about their suppliers, including the quantity of products sourced and compliance with local laws on land use, labor rights, and environmental protection.

Compliance with local laws: The EUDR mandates that products not only be deforestation-free but also comply with the environmental and social laws of the producing country. This includes respecting Indigenous land rights and labor laws.

Based on the information gathered, companies must perform a risk assessment to determine the likelihood that the commodities they are sourcing are linked to deforestation or forest degradation. This risk assessment should include:

Country risk classification: The EU will classify countries into low, standard, or high-risk categories, which will determine the level of due diligence required. Countries with higher levels of deforestation or weaker governance will be subject to stricter checks.

Environmental conditions: The presence of forests, the extent of deforestation in the region, and the overall environmental governance of the country should be factored into the risk assessment.

Supply chain complexity: The more complex the supply chain, the greater the risk. Companies must assess the transparency of their suppliers and whether there have been any previous environmental or legal violations.

If a company identifies any non-negligible risk of deforestation or non-compliance, it must take action to mitigate these risks. Risk mitigation measures include:

Independent audits: Companies can commission independent audits of their suppliers to verify compliance with the EUDR’s standards.

Additional documentation: In cases where the risk is higher, companies may need to provide additional documentation such as satellite images or geolocation data to prove that no deforestation has occurred.

Supplier engagement: Companies should work with their suppliers to improve transparency and compliance. This may involve capacity-building programs or investments in more sustainable farming practices.

Once the risk assessment and mitigation measures are complete, companies are required to submit a due diligence statement to their national authorities. This statement certifies that the product has been sourced in compliance with the EUDR, with no more than a negligible risk of deforestation. The European Commission’s information system will generate a unique reference number for each shipment, which must accompany the product as it enters the EU market. 

Welcome to our informational video where we explore the key aspects of the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This regulation is crucial in ensuring that products entering the EU market do not contribute to global deforestation or forest degradation.

Key Questions Addressed:

❓ What is EUDR?

The EUDR sets mandatory due diligence requirements for companies to verify that their products, such as wood, cocoa, soy, palm oil, and others, do not originate from recently deforested lands.

🌱 Which Products Are Affected?

This regulation applies to goods like leather, chocolate, tyres, and furniture.

📊 What Are the Due Diligence Obligations?

Companies must collect and manage comprehensive data across their supply chains, ensuring that all sourced products comply with deforestation-free standards.

💻 How to Demonstrate Compliance?

Learn how businesses can use advanced technologies and automated systems to efficiently meet regulatory demands.

🛠️ What Tools Are Available?

Discover technologies that facilitate compliance, including AI-driven platforms and mobile applications for risk assessment.

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🌳 EUDR Regulation Explained: Ensuring Compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation

The EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) includes strict enforcement mechanisms and penalties to ensure that businesses comply with the regulation’s requirements. The European Commission and EU member states will play key roles in overseeing compliance and penalizing non-compliant companies. The severity of penalties reflects the EU’s commitment to combating deforestation and ensuring the integrity of the supply chains that feed into its markets. 

Businesses that fail to comply with the EUDR face significant penalties, which can include:

Fines: Companies found in violation of the EUDR can be fined up to 4% of their annual turnover in the EU. The amount of the fine will depend on the severity of the breach and whether it is a repeat offense. This level of financial penalty is designed to act as a deterrent and to encourage companies to take the regulation seriously.

Confiscation of Goods: Products found to be non-compliant with the EUDR can be confiscated by the relevant authorities. This applies to goods that have been placed on the EU market without proper due diligence or that are linked to deforestation.

Exclusion from Public Procurement and Funding: Companies that breach the EUDR may be excluded from public procurement processes and denied access to public funding. This exclusion can last for up to 12 months for serious or repeated violations. In addition, companies may face temporary bans on placing non-compliant products on the EU market.

Enforcement of the EUDR will be carried out by the competent authorities of each EU member state. These national authorities are responsible for conducting checks and ensuring that businesses are following the due diligence process outlined in the regulation. Regular inspections will be conducted, especially for companies sourcing products from high-risk countries. The EUDR sets minimum inspection rates, which vary depending on the risk classification of the source country:

Low-risk countries: Minimum inspection rate of 1% of the operators.

Standard-risk countries: Minimum inspection rate of 3%.

High-risk countries: Minimum inspection rate of 9%.

Authorities have the power to conduct unannounced inspections, and in cases of non-compliance, they can impose corrective measures, such as removing products from the market or issuing fines. Member states are also required to submit regular reports to the European Commission, detailing the results of their inspections and any enforcement actions taken.

The EUDR allows for the involvement of private parties in monitoring and reporting non-compliance. Individuals, NGOs, and other stakeholders can submit substantiated concerns to national authorities if they believe that a company is not complying with the regulation. These private parties can use administrative or judicial procedures to challenge the decisions of national authorities if they believe that the regulation is not being properly enforced.

This feature of the EUDR is intended to increase transparency and ensure that civil society plays an active role in holding businesses accountable for their environmental impact.

Impact of the EUDR on Global Supply Chains

The EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) is expected to have a significant impact on global trade, especially in countries that are major producers of commodities linked to deforestation. Countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, and Malaysia, which are key exporters of palm oil, soy, and beef, are likely to feel the effects the most.

High-Risk Countries Facing Greater Scrutiny

The EUDR introduces a country benchmarking system, classifying countries into low, standard, or high-risk categories based on their levels of deforestation and governance. High-risk countries, like Brazil, where deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is a significant issue, will be subject to more stringent checks and due diligence requirements. Companies sourcing from these regions will need to provide detailed geolocation data, satellite images, and proof of compliance with local environmental and social laws. This heightened level of scrutiny may lead to delays in exports and increased costs for businesses operating in these areas. 

In response to the EUDR’s stringent requirements, companies may begin shifting their sourcing to low-risk jurisdictions where the due diligence process is simpler. For example, countries with lower deforestation rates and stronger governance frameworks, such as the United States or European Union member states, may become more attractive sourcing destinations. However, this shift could disproportionately impact developing countries where deforestation is a more complex issue, both environmentally and economically. It may also lead to the relocation of supply chains to regions that can more easily meet the EUDR’s compliance standards, creating a reshuffling of global trade patterns.

Businesses involved in the trade of products covered by the EUDR, particularly those sourcing from high-risk regions, are likely to face significant operational costs. The need for extensive due diligence - including independent audits, satellite monitoring, and the collection of detailed geolocation data - will add new layers of expense to supply chain management. According to the European Commission’s impact assessment, the compliance costs for companies could range from $170 million to $2.5 billion annually, depending on the complexity of their supply chains.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find it particularly difficult to absorb these additional costs, potentially leading to a consolidation of supply chains where larger firms are better equipped to meet the regulatory demands. The increased operational costs may also be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices for goods such as chocolate, coffee, and furniture.

While the EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) has been hailed as a significant step towards reducing deforestation, it has also faced various challenges and criticisms from different stakeholders. The regulation’s broad scope and rigorous requirements have raised concerns about its impact on both producer countries and the businesses that will need to comply. 

Impact on Small Farmers and Developing Countries

One of the main criticisms of the EUDR is its potential to disproportionately affect small-scale farmers in developing countries, particularly in regions like Indonesia, Brazil, and Malaysia. These countries are major exporters of commodities like palm oil, soy, and cattle, which are essential to their economies. For small farmers, the costs of compliance with the EUDR’s due diligence requirements - such as providing satellite imagery, geolocation data, and independent audits - can be prohibitively high. This has led to concerns that small producers may be excluded from the EU market, further deepening economic inequalities between large agricultural businesses and smaller-scale farmers.

In response to these challenges, producer countries have lobbied for more flexibility in the regulation, particularly for smallholders. Some countries, like Indonesia, have argued that the EUDR imposes unfair burdens on small-scale farmers and could result in trade barriers that impact their livelihoods. These concerns have led to calls for increased financial and technical support from the EU to help small farmers adapt to the new standards.

Delay in Enforcement and Environmental Concerns

The recent proposed delay in the EUDR’s enforcement has sparked criticism from environmental groups. While this extension gives companies more time to adjust to the new requirements, environmental advocates argue that the delay could allow deforestation to continue unchecked during this period.

Organisations such as Human Rights Watch and Mighty Earth have expressed concerns that the delay is a missed opportunity for urgent climate action. Critics argue that by giving businesses more time to comply, the EU risks undermining its own environmental goals, particularly at a time when deforestation rates are rising in key regions like the Amazon. Some environmental groups have urged the EU to introduce interim measures to ensure that deforestation is curbed while companies prepare for full compliance with the EUDR.

Another challenge posed by the EUDR is the complexity of compliance for companies with global supply chains. The regulation’s strict requirements - particularly for companies sourcing from high-risk regions—require extensive due diligence, independent audits, and geolocation data. For large multinational corporations, this can mean reconfiguring entire supply chains to ensure compliance. While large businesses may be able to absorb the additional costs, smaller companies may struggle with the financial burden of compliance.

In addition, businesses have raised concerns about the lack of clear guidance on how to implement the EUDR’s requirements effectively. Many companies have expressed frustration that key compliance documents were only shared by the EU in October 2024, just two months before the original enforcement date. This has led to calls for more detailed guidance and resources to help businesses, particularly SMEs, navigate the complexities of the regulation.

While many view the new EU law on deforestation as a milestone, others have raised questions. In this explainer, we take a look at what's in the law and what the biggest concerns are.

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Supply chain disruptions: Are concerns about the EU's new deforestation regulation justified?

As the EUDR takes shape, its future implications are expected to extend beyond the initial scope of the law. The regulation is set to evolve in the coming years as the EU refines its enforcement processes and potentially expands the list of products and ecosystems covered by the law.

The EUDR currently focuses on preventing deforestation in forests, but there is growing pressure to include other ecosystems, such as savannahs and wetlands, which are also threatened by agricultural expansion. Many environmental advocates believe that the regulation should address deforestation and land conversion in these critical ecosystems, as they are equally important for biodiversity and carbon storage.

The European Commission is expected to review the EUDR by 2025, and this review may result in an expansion of the regulation’s scope to cover more ecosystems. Including ecosystems beyond forests would increase the regulation's global impact, particularly in regions like Brazil’s Cerrado biome, which has experienced significant agricultural expansion and deforestation due to soy farming.

In addition to expanding the ecosystems covered, the EU may consider including additional commodities under the EUDR. Maize and biodiesel are two products that could be added to the regulation, given their links to deforestation and land degradation. The expansion of the EUDR to include these products would further strengthen the EU’s efforts to combat deforestation-driven supply chains.

If maize and biodiesel are added, it will particularly impact producers in South America, where these products are widely cultivated. Maize production in countries like Brazil and Argentina has been associated with deforestation and land use changes, and including these products under the EUDR would place additional compliance burdens on companies sourcing from these regions.

The EUDR is already influencing trade negotiations between the EU and countries that rely on exports of commodities linked to deforestation. Brazil, for example, has voiced concerns about how the EUDR will affect its agricultural sector, particularly with respect to the EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has argued that the regulation could impose significant trade barriers on Brazilian products like beef and soy, making it difficult for Brazil to maintain its trade with the EU.

Similarly, countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, which are major exporters of palm oil, have raised concerns about how the EUDR could impact their economies. These countries have lobbied for exemptions or flexibility in the regulation, particularly for smallholders who may struggle to meet the due diligence requirements.

As the EU continues to negotiate trade agreements, the EUDR will likely play a central role in shaping the future of trade relations. The EU’s stance on deforestation is expected to influence not only its bilateral trade agreements but also multilateral discussions on environmental sustainability and trade.

The European Commission is currently scheduled to review the EUDR’s implementation by June 2025. This review will assess how well the regulation has been implemented, identify areas for improvement, and consider potential expansions. The review process will likely include consultations with businesses, environmental groups, and producer countries to ensure that the EUDR’s objectives are being met while addressing any unintended consequences.

The review may also consider extending compliance timelines for certain sectors or offering additional support to smallholders in high-risk countries. This flexibility would help mitigate some of the challenges that have been raised by producer countries and businesses.

How Greenly Can Help Companies Comply with the EUDR

As the EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) comes into effect, businesses must adapt their supply chains to meet the stringent requirements. Managing deforestation risks and ensuring sustainability in global supply chains can be complex, but that’s where Greenly steps in. At Greenly, we offer a range of solutions to help companies reduce their overall GHG emissions and environmental impact.

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How Does Climate Change Fuel a Hurricane?

Natural disasters like tornadoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes are leaving devastating effects on places around the world – and the typical hurricane isn’t shy to join that list.

Some natural disasters are linked to have increased in severity alongside climate change, and given global rising temperatures, some propose that hurricanes may be aggravated by global warming as well.

What is a hurricane, how do hurricanes form, affect society, and the biggest question of all – are hurricanes stimulated by climate change itself?

A hurricane is a type of natural disaster, similar to a thunderstorm, that forms over subtropical and tropical waters. In the United States, a hurricane is most likely to occur in the southern states that rest alongside the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean, but a hurricane may happen anywhere that is warm and is nearby a large body of water. Hurricanes typically consist of high-speed winds and heavy rainfall. A hurricane is most likely to occur in late summer months when tropical waters are most warm.

While scientists do not understand hurricanes entirely, just as they don’t with tornadoes, they have a solid understanding of how a hurricane forms. A hurricane forms when warm, moist air is lifted from the ground and condensed – which then creates a circular wind pattern, forming the “eye of the hurricane”, or the calm center of the storm. The surrounding parts of the storm outside of the eye of the hurricane are catastrophic and cause enormous damage.

Similar to earthquakes, a hurricane is rated on a scale from Category 1 being the weakest and Category 5 being the strongest. These rankings are usually contingent on the wind speeds of a hurricane. 

👉 Much of the damage of a hurricane is caused in part to the strong winds. In other words, the strong rain and flooding is usually just a component of the aftermath of a hurricane – the strong wind is what fuels the greatest repercussions. 

Hurricanes pose the greatest threat to coastal cities: such as Miami, New Orleans, and Tampa – as a hurricane can cause derelict houses and destroyed vegetation pivotal for biodiversity. To prepare for an incoming hurricane, meteorologists track future storms to predict their severity and to be able to send out a hurricane warning so residents can take shelter and prepare ahead of time.

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👉 A hurricane is known to be the most powerful type of natural disaster, and often the type of storm to cause the most damage to society. A well known example includes Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in New Orleans in 2005 – which left the city in financial peril and remains one of the costliest repairs following a hurricane to date.

Evidently, a hurricane can cause irreparable or costly damage to cities and local communities – but the consequences of a hurricane are more complex than most realize. 

For starters, a hurricane poses a threat to human safety as a whole – seeing as hurricanes are unpredictable, it isn’t out of the question that someone could be out and about the moment a hurricane strikes. Even when people are able to take shelter, residences in coastal regions are not equipped to handle the full capacity of a hurricane – and can ultimately endanger lives.

Hurricanes are known to cause extensive property damage: tearing off roofs, shattering windows, and leaving entire homes in pieces. This often puts financial strain on residences and on insurance companies. As a result, many who don’t have the resources to repair their homes can end up homeless – meaning hurricanes often increase the demand of temporary housing and local shelter services. 

A hurricane doesn’t just threaten the vitality of humans, but also the economy. This is because a hurricane can also cause disruptions and even closures to businesses – compromising jobs and implicating lucrative industries such as tourism, agriculture, and fishing. 

One of the most recent examples of a hurricane having a profound effect on society is Hurricane Beryl – which has proved itself to be a category 5 level hurricane, with ample scientific evidence revealing how warming ocean temperatures in the South Atlantic have helped to create these new, more disastrous hurricanes.

As a result, Hurricane Beryl is the earliest category 5 hurricane to ever be recorded in history – demonstrating the future catastrophic hurricanes to come in the future if we don't get climate change under control.

💡 In fact, 2024's hurricane season is set to be one of the worst – as pivotal areas where hurricanes form from the Atlantic are warmer than usual, storms are brewing closer to coastal areas, and rising global surface temperatures are also bound to make hurricanes more extreme than ever before.

Hurricanes can also cause damage to pivotal resources that can provide cities with clean water, sanitation, and access to public services. When hurricanes destroy power lines or destroy roads – it can lead to limited communication; something essential for an area in crises in need of reparation following a hurricane. 

Lastly, a hurricane can cause long-lasting psychological damage and even eco-anxiety – as the trauma experienced after a hurricane (losing one’s home, suffering health problems as a result of the storm) can cause long lasting emotional turmoil and post-traumtic stress disorders.

Overall, a hurricane can impact people and society in more ways than one – and climate change in combination with a hurricane may not be a sign of immediate relief to come.

Climate change and hurricanes aren’t 100% correlated to one another, but there have been studies that reveal that climate change and hurricanes aren’t strangers to one another. 

This is because studies show that climate change does in fact increase the upper limit of a hurricane’s strength in addition to increasing the amount of rain. Also, a hurricane is proven to raise the average sea level after a storm – which presents its own issues. 

However, the biggest influence that climate change has on a hurricane is that rising temperatures due to global warming do have a proven effect on the amount of rainfall. Given a hurricane is dependent on the temperature of both the ocean and the surrounding atmosphere, increased temperatures of either or both are likely to increase the chances of a hurricane – something that climate change already has accomplished. Both ocean temperatures and atmospheric are on the rise as a result of climate change, creating a direct link between raising global surface temperatures and the likelihood of a hurricane.

Given a hurricane is more likely to occur during warmer months, it is also probable that warmer temperatures can spur a hurricane and aggravate the amount evaporated water being present in the atmosphere – a pivotal component to the formation of hurricanes.

The warmer the surrounding atmosphere is, the more water it is able to hold – meaning more rain can be released and eventually trapped in combination with strong winds: creating a hurricane. 

In addition to this, many climate scientists conclude that wind speeds are also likely to rise in correlation with rising global temperatures – and seeing as high wind speeds are the pinnacle of a hurricane, there is probable evidence to deduce that climate change will fuel future hurricanes to come.

💡 Hurricane Milton was classified as a category 5 hurricane at a record speed after being cited as, "extremely dangerous" by the US National Hurricane Center. 

Topping out at wind speeds of 180mph, residents of Tampa, a city in Florida usually less affected by hurricanes – was advised by their mayor to evacuate or "you're going to die."

A viral video of a meteorologist getting emotional whilst explaining how global warming causing these horrific hurricanes has garnered significant attention – as the record speeds of Hurricane Milton depict the drastic extent to which climate change is exacerbating the effects of these natural disasters. 

👉 Hurricane Milton illustrates how rising global temperatures will continue to forge the most horrifying hurricanes to date – as the warm temperatures combined with the Gulf of Mexico create a recipe for disaster.

👉 The majority of damage caused by hurricanes is due to strong winds – which climate change has shown to aggravate. As of 2024, hurricanes are expected to become worse as sea surface temperatures rise, shifting wind patterns, and alarming changes in El Niño.

While this is all viable data to demonstrate the link between hurricanes and climate change, it is imperative to remember that hurricanes are spontaneous by nature – meaning no scientific evidence is strong enough to come to a definitive conclusion. 

Despite all of the data successfully linking climate change to the formation and severity of hurricanes, there is no definitive evidence that climate change will impact the future intensity or frequency of hurricanes

As of now, scientists conclude that it’s not possible to prevent the formation of a hurricane – seeing as they are the most powerful, grandiose type of storms to exist. However, that being said – hurricanes are influenced by their surrounding weather conditions, much of which are shifting due to climate change.

Hurricanes are most commonly spurred on from low wind shear and high humidity, but these conditions also need to take place in subtropical or tropical climates. While this can’t be controlled, technology has helped meteorologists to monitor and deduce the path or severity of a hurricane and send out timely warnings so residents can prepare and take shelter. 

👉 Fighting against climate change may help to reduce the intensity of a hurricane, but hurricanes are ultimately a force of nature and cannot be prevented entirely. 

However, there is still some hope for humanity working together to lessen the devastating impact hurricanes have had, and will continue to have, in the future. 

Could fighting against climate change help lessen the impact of hurricanes?

While there is no concrete evidence that fighting against global warming and lowering global surface temperatures could help to completely mitigate the severity or frequency of hurricanes, there’s one thing for sure – is that it’s much more likely to help, and it most certainly wouldn’t make things worse.

A hurricane forms due to strong winds and warm temperatures – both of which are getting stronger due to climate change itself. Therefore, while climate change doesn’t create hurricanes – it can facilitate the likelihood of a more intense hurricane. 

There are ways that people can avoid the impact of climate change on hurricanes. For example, companies who seek to use carbon accounting can help to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions created by their company and implement sustainable practices – both of which can help to lower global surface temperatures and the likelihood of a natural disaster such as hurricanes.  

Remaining aware of sea level rise can also help to lessen the impact of hurricanes, as higher sea levels can make hurricanes more intense by causing more damage to houses directly alongside the coastline. The lower sea levels are, the less likely there is to be subsequent damage following a hurricane.

In addition to this, fighting against climate change can help to educate the areas most vulnerable to the negative effects of a hurricane. Becoming more aware of climate change, what causes it, and how to fight against it can help communities be better prepared and more resilient if a hurricane is to hit. 

👉 Addressing the impact that climate change has on hurricanes would require a collective effort. In other words, parts of New Orleans fighting against climate change won’t make a difference on the severity of hurricanes to come – but a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall global warming could elicit noticeable change in hurricanes. 

Even if fighting against climate change doesn't completely eradicate hurricanes, it will help the world in a multitude of other ways: such as by improving worldwide emissions and implementing greater sustainability – both of which are necessary to sustain our planet, regardless of climate change’s impact on natural disasters such as a hurricane.

If reading this article about the relationship between a hurricane and climate change has made you interested in reducing your carbon emissions to further fight against climate change – Greenly can help you!

A hurricane is just one of the many surprising things to occur or be aggravated by in the midst of climate change, but don’t worry – Greenly is here to help. Book a demo with one of our specialists to learn more. 

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Explore how digital life boosts sustainability, from circular economy to data-driven transformation and policy influence.

Can digital life enhance sustainable practices ?

Is digital life compatible with sustainability concerns? We are witnessing unparalleled technological expansion, but we are called to consider how new advancements affect the planet. Digital life can offer exciting support to sustainability efforts, but there are challenges that require careful mitigation. The digital sector has a significant environmental footprint accounting for about 3.7% of global greenhouse gasses. That said, new technologies are not only transforming industries, but are also playing a pivotal role in optimizing resource use, reducing waste, and promoting eco-friendly practices. Digital life offers improved efficiency and resource management, remote work opportunities to ease pressure put on our environment by commuting, green energy opportunities like solar panels, wind turbines, and biofuels, as well as encouraging a data-driven approach to sustainability. With precise information at our fingertips, we are able to adapt our behaviors and systems to achieve a net-zero future. 


👉 In this article, we’ll explore how digital life impacts sustainability, from promoting a circular economy and influencing policy to encouraging a data-driven digital transformation.

Digital life can support a circular economy. A circular economy, or an economic model designed to eliminate waste and maximize efficiency, is one way we can restructure our habits to promote sustainability. Key principles include designing products and creating workflows that minimize waste and eliminate harmful emissions, prioritizing recycled materials, and privileging renewable resources. How does digital life factor in?

New technology can promote a circular economy through improving how we track materials and apply greater supply chain transparency in order to reduce waste and emissions. 

Tools like blockchain and AI can help track materials throughout their lifecycle, identifying opportunities to make changes to encourage best practices. Implementing digital tools can upgrade current resource recycling procedures to make the process both cost-effective and efficient, encouraging widespread adoption for business owners and manufacturers as they discover that acting with the environment in mind is actually great for their bottom line. For example, AI-driven image processing and robotic sorting are upgrading the capacities of high-end recycling to improve the overall quality of recycled materials. To learn more about AI, click here.

New technology can also assist with real-time monitoring, allowing stakeholders to optimize their systems as the need arises. Similarly, predictive maintenance can ensure that operations run efficiently and maintenance is scheduled before it becomes a major problem. Digital tools like digital product passports can be used to store and share key information about a product’s lifecycle, including its composition, repair and dismantling instructions, as well as whether parts or the whole of this product are eligible for recycling.

Digital life also encourages new ways of doing business through digital platforms and applications. By widening the possibilities, direct sales between individuals become possible, promoting investment into second-hand products. This extends the lifespan of each product made, reducing emissions through prioritizing the use of products that are already in the marketplace.

👉Digital life can help encourage a circular economy by promoting best practices that minimize emissions and waste. By investing in new digital technology, stakeholders can include key information about product materials and recycling potential in order to extend a product’s life cycle.

Digital sustainability is key when it comes to reducing waste, and this practice begins at the design stage. Surprisingly, digital life can actually promote energy efficiency. As sustainability measures promote more mindfulness when it comes to energy use, designers and manufacturers are maximizing hardware capabilities to lower energy consumption. Similarly, managing electronic waste is key. By designing smarter, we are able to reduce the amount of electronics we produce. Extending device lifespans, designing with future disassembly in mind, and encouraging education about how to dispose of expired electronics properly can help elevate sustainability. 

This principle can be extended to sustainable construction. New building technology can design new structures integrating renewable energy sources like solar power and daylighting to reduce dependence on energy sources. Similarly, improving cooling systems can help mitigate the effects of Climate Change. Empowering digital tools that address environmental and social challenges is crucial. Utilizing AI, 5G, and blockchain to enhance environmental measures can drive change. For example, AI can optimize energy use in smart buildings. Emphasizing responsible data use and investing in green data centers can leverage the benefits of digital life to power innovation sustainably.  

👉Digital life can influence sustainability at the design stage. Buildings and electronics can be determined with sustainability in mind when we focus on designs that reduce energy consumption.

Digital transformation can enhance sustainable practices

Digital transformation is one major way digital life can have a tangible impact on sustainability measures. Digital transformation refers to the integration of digital technologies into all aspects of an organization to powerfully shift operating procedures to deliver value to customers. By investing in digital life, new technologies can enhance existing business processes to elevate workflows as well as the customer experience. By continuously upleveling tech solutions, digital transformation aims to lower costs. Beyond simply digitizing previously analogue practices, digital transformation proposes a total systems upgrade to a more sustainable way of working. Staying agile is key to making the most of new technology available while benefiting our planet.

How can digital transformation enhance sustainability? Digital technologies enable more efficient use of resources and leads to reduced energy consumption and environmental impact thanks to data analytics. Centering data-driven decision making, stakeholders can become more reactive. The ability to measure and analyze environmental impact allows companies to make critical changes before it’s too late. Identifying small oversights can make a huge difference in conserving resources and influencing how to market to customers. Integrating digital tools can also help with collecting data and reporting analysis for ESG data, which enables transparency regarding sustainable practices, tracking, and necessary disclosure. 

Additionally, remote work is an element of digital transformation! As companies become more comfortable with remote workers and the pressure to commute is dropped, carbon emissions related to commuter traffic will eventually drop. 

👉Digital transformation can promote sustainable practices powered by data. Digital transformation leverages digital life into new ways of working that elevate both workflows and the customer experience, while empowering decision makers to make shifts in favor of sustainability based on data analytics. 

Digital life encourages the spread of accurate information through reliable sources and educational programs. Spreading research insights beyond the Ivory Tower can help integrate data-driven mindsets and stimulate effective action based on cutting-edge sustainability research. Universities are now integrating how digital life can impact sustainability into lesson plans with the aim of influencing long-term structural change in how we think about our environment. In an increasingly digital world, topics like digital transformation, the ethical implications of digital technology, and sustainable business practices that center environmental impact can influence putting the needs of our planet before economic gains. Critically, offering students a varied view of how digital life can influence sustainability can spark innovative solutions and new mindsets. 

University programs specializing in digital life’s impact on the planet are integrating collaborations with businesses to show students how to apply this knowledge to real-life case studies. Sustainable Digital Life students at Aalto University in Finland collaborated directly with Nokia to explore more sustainable 5G solutions. Similarly, researchers at Stanford University are integrating IoT sensors and data analytics to assess how to enhance agricultural practices around water resource management and fertilizer use. 

Combining real-world applications with university research, digital life can have a critical impact on new systems and practices to keep expanding our world without destroying the planet. Integrating digital life into the conversation ensures that technological innovations to come will include ethical concerns regarding environmental impact. Leveraging technological tools to improve best practices can only help as we look for new ways to move forward while reducing emissions. 

👉University programs specializing in digital life are collaborating with companies to provide students with hands-on experience tackling how digital life can enhance sustainability. Integrating research and new technology into the conversation about sustainability helps enhance best practices and creates innovative avenues for improvement. 

Digital life can significantly influence sustainability policy through emphasizing data-driven approaches. As digital technology facilitates data collection and analysis of environmental impact, policymakers are empowered with critical insights when proposing regulations. As our decision makers are more informed about the current state of the planet and how various human actions impact the environment, regulations and government policies will become more precise and effective. New digital platforms encourage transparency and the flow of conversation between the government representatives and the public. The ability to flag representatives to inform them about critical environmental concerns is one way digital life is breaking down barriers to information access. Combating misinformation is a significant challenge, but as policy makers embrace the benefits of digital life, addressing this issue and providing accurate data to back up policies can help shape public opinion. 

Additionally, while digital life has a huge role to play in enhancing sustainability measures, it’s not without its challenges. Digital pollution is a negative element of the expansion of digital life and policies are being developed to address the tech industry’s carbon footprint. Solutions like investing in green data centers and encouraging sustainable manufacturing and design can lessen the impact. 

👉Digital life can influence environmental policy through encouraging transparency and the flow of communication between parties. As environmental data becomes widely accessible and used to inform regulations, policymakers can use digital tools to spread information and shape public opinion.

Responsible digital life is part of the mindset that powers Greenly. By leveraging new technology and responsible practices, Greenly helps businesses lower their footprint. By identifying where things stand, Greenly creates personalized carbon accounting that is accessible to a wide range of companies no matter their size. We help you move beyond measuring your footprint in order to take action, customizing plans and providing information on certified climate projects that are perfect for demonstrating the depth of your corporate commitment to sustainability. Request a free demo with a member of our expert team to learn more about how to get started on your journey to help fight climate change.

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Stephanie Safdie holds a bachelor's degree in English Language & Literature from the University of Maryland College Park, where she specialized in multimedia studies and media literacy to write engaging content made for the internet. She previously worked as a social media content video creator, freelance copywriter, and continues to write SEO generated content for her travel website. After seeking opportunities to put her various creative passions to good use, she joined Greenly in mid 2022 as SEO copywriter for the U.S. blog to provide her American perspective on the climate change issues we face today. Her work at Greenly covers a wide variety of topics, such as the impact of popular culture events on the environment, offering unique ideas for sustainable development, and breaking down new climate legislation in simple terms. As Stephanie is passionate about linking the bridge between the everyday activities we love to do (such as travel, concerts, fashion, food, etc.) and the effect it has on the environment, she is pursuing further training for more in-depth journalistic endeavors on the environment in the future.

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Ines Gendre holds a master’s degree in marketing and began her career in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. After retraining, she joined Greenly in 2022 as a copywriter specializing in environmental issues. Ines brings her expertise to companies and individuals seeking to understand the challenges of climate change, the green transition, and their impact on society and the economy. Trained in key tools for developing climate strategies - such as Carbon Assessments, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), and carbon offsetting - she will begin studying political science at Oxford University in England in January 2025.

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Matthieu is a 28 year-old graduate engineer from Ecole Polytechnique and Télecom Paris, with a background in data science at Withings. While there, he worked on watch activity detection algorithms, and developed a health study activity so that connected objects could be used to better monitor certain pathologies. He has long been involved in data science projects with his brother, who has the same training. Faced with the urgency of the climate crisis, he decided to put his know-how at the service of the environment. 

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Arnaud, 26 years old, trained as a designer and in digital communication at INSEEC before joining the Master Entrepreunariat at ESSEC-CentraleSupélec. Passionate about social media since his teenage years, he has created some of the biggest Twitter communities in France before joining the digital communication team of the Prime Minister’s office in Matignon. It was at the Secretaries of State for Digital, Mounir Mahjoubi and Cédric O, where Arnaud directly managed the team, that he developed a strong conviction for the need to use technology to bring awareness to the greatest causes of our time.

Alexis Normand

Alexis is a 37 year-old graduate of HEC and Sciences-Po. After his studies, he spent 2 years working in public policy consulting. He then spent 6 years at Withings, a leading company in connected objects. While there, he continued the companies operations in Boston, USA, and created the company’s health department. After the company was bought by Nokia, he joined the startup Embleema by working through Techstars, one of the best startup incubators in the United States, where he developed a taste for entrepreneurship. His return to France was an opportunity to put all his experience at the service of the environment, during a crucial moment in the climate crisis.

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