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  • Interactive technology empowers Europeans to manage environmental change
    [released on: 17/11/2009]
    As part of their partnership combining cutting-edge technology and environmental data, Microsoft Corp and the European Environment Agency (EEA) have expanded their Eye On Earth portal. A new application, AirWatch provides information on air quality to more than 500 million people across Europe. For the first time, EEA brings together both measured and modelled data alongside citizens' observations on air quality.
  • Non-industrial emissions key for meeting Kyoto targets
    [released on: 12/11/2009]
    A report by the European Environment Agency released today shows that the European Union and all Member States but one are on track to meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments to limit and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Pollution: new European register gives public access to information on emissions from European industrial facilities
    [released on: 09/11/2009]
    The European Commission and the European Environment Agency today launched a comprehensive new European pollutant release and transfer register – E-PRTR. The register contains information about the quantity and location of pollutants released to air, water and land by industrial facilities throughout Europe. It includes annual data for 91 substances and covers more than 24 000 facilities in 65 economic activities. It also provides additional information, such as the amount and types of waste transferred from facilities to waste handlers both inside and outside each country.
  • EEA draws the first map of Europe's noise exposure
    [released on: 26/10/2009]
    The European Environment Agency (EEA) has launched the most comprehensive map of noise exposure to date, revealing the extent to which European citizens are exposed to excessive acoustic pollution.
  • EEA kicks off public activities in the run-up to COP15
    [released on: 09/10/2009]
    On the occasion of Copenhagen Culture Night, the European Environment Agency (EEA) unveils today a webpage on its activities related to the international climate conference 'COP15'. The new webpage explains the EEA's role in the context of the international climate conference. It allows the public to explore the role of the EEA as leading European body providing authoritative information on the effects of climate change mitigation policies and the impacts of climate change.
  • EU set to miss 2010 air pollutant limits
    [released on: 01/10/2009]
    With 2010 now quickly approaching, updated emission estimates for that year show just 14 Member States expect to meet their respective 2010 air pollutant limits set under the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). A small group of Member States anticipates missing two or more of their legally-binding emission ceilings.
  • EEA joins forces with European Water Partnership
    [released on: 29/09/2009]
    The European Environment Agency and the European Water Partnership (EWP) announced today a new cooperation plan to improve water use in Europe. The first initiatives of the cooperation will be to develop a vision for sustainable water, raise awareness and strengthen information flows.
  • Best way to get around: bicycle, car or on foot?
    [released on: 16/09/2009]
    Every day, millions of Europeans make short trips to work, school or the shops. Their choice of how to reach their destination has a significant impact on the environment. During European Mobility Week from 16 to 22 September 2009, Europe will focus on sustainable mobility in urban areas. The European Environment Agency has tips to help you make your daily trips more environmentally friendly.
  • The Alps: Europe’s cherished but endangered mountains
    [released on: 09/09/2009]
    As the ‘water towers of Europe’, the Alps play a crucial role in sustaining the social and economic wellbeing of millions of people living in vast lowland areas. A complex and vulnerable ecosystem, they represent Europe’s central landmark.
  • Effectiveness of EU cohesion spending on the environment
    [released on: 03/09/2009]
    Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund are the European Union's main financial instruments to reduce the gap between poor and rich regions. In its new report, the European Environment Agency evaluates the effectiveness of these funds in achieving environmental goals by focusing on investments in wastewater treatment, biodiversity, and energy efficiency and renewable energy in three pilot countries: Austria, Italy and Spain.
  • Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2009
    [released on: 12/11/2009]
    This report presents an assessment of the current and projected progress of EU Member States, EU candidate countries and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU target for 2020. This is based on their past greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2007, and the projected greenhouse gas emissions of these countries during the Kyoto commitment period 2008-2012 and for 2020, derived from data and related information they provided before 1 June 2009.
  • Annual accounts for the European Environment Agency — financial year 2008
    [released on: 22/10/2009]
  • NEC Directive status report 2008
    [released on: 30/09/2009]
    The National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD) sets pollutant-specific emission ceilings for each Member State of the European Union to be met by 2010. It also lays down the requirements for the Member States to compile and report information on past emissions, future emission projections and national actions being taken to control emissions of air pollutants. As part of these requirements, Member States shall prepare and annually update national emission inventories and emission projections for 2010 in respect of four important air pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC), and ammonia (NH3). This report presents the emissions and projections data reported by Member States in the 2008 reporting round under the NECD. A number of Member States have indicated they will not achieve at least one of their 2010 emission ceilings. At the aggregated European Community level, the 'with measures' projections reported by Member States imply that for some pollutants the aggregated EU-27 emission ceilings defined in Annex I and II of the NECD will also be exceeded. Only for SO2 and NH3 is the EU-27 likely to meet both the aggregated ceilings set in the NECD Annex I and II.
  • Territorial cohesion — Analysis of environmental aspects of the EU Cohesion Policy in selected countries
    [released on: 03/09/2009]
    This study evaluate ex-post the effectiveness and, where possible, the effects of implementing the Structural and Cohesion Funds in the environment within three pilot countries namely Italy, Spain and Austria.
  • EEA Briefing 3/2008 - Impacts of Europe's changing climate
    [released on: 28/01/2009]
    Global climate change is a reality. In Europe the most vulnerable regions are the Arctic, mountain areas, coastal zones and the Mediterranean. Key economic sectors, which will need to adapt include energy supply, health, water management, agriculture, forestry, tourism and transport.
  • EEA Briefing 2/2008 - Ecosystem services - accounting for what matters
    [released on: 29/05/2008]
    Ecosystem and their services underpin our economic activities, quality of life and social cohesion, but environment, economy and society are unequal partners - for while there are environments without economies and societies, there are no economies and societies without environment.
  • CSI 037 - Use of cleaner and alternative fuels - Assessment published Apr 2009
    [released on: 21/04/2009]
    The combined penetration of low and zero-sulphur fuels in the EU-25 increased from 50 % to 99.9 % between 2003 and 2005, meaning that the specifications for petrol and diesel in 2005 are met. Many Member States have introduced incentives to promote the use of zero-sulphur fuels ahead of the mandatory deadline (maximum of 10 ppm "zero" in 2009).The penetration of biofuels is still low. The share of biofuels in the EU-27 in 2006 was less than 1.8 %, off the 2 % target set for 2005. However, this share has increased by almost 1 % from 2005 to 2006, in view of the 5.75 % objective for 2010.
  • CSI 036 - Freight transport demand (version 2) - Assessment published Apr 2009
    [released on: 21/04/2009]
    Freight transport volume has grown rapidly, and has generally been coupled with growth in GDP. Consequently the objective of decoupling GDP and transport growth has not been achieved. Closer inspection reveals great regional differences, with growth faster than GDP in the EU-15 Member States and slower than GDP in the EU-12 Member States. This is mainly a result of the economic restructuring in the new Member States over the past decade.
  • Built-up areas, road network and population increases, selected EEA countries
    [released on: 30/06/2009]
  • Changing household consumption patterns in EU-10 and EU-15
    [released on: 30/06/2009]
  • Member States reporting (Art 7) under the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation
    [released on: 09/11/2009]
    The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) is a web-based register established by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 which implements the UNECE PRTR Protocol, signed in May 2003 in Kiev.
  • NATURILIS - Smoothed values of designated areas
    [released on: 04/11/2009]
    The NATURILIS version 1 dataset is an application of the CORILIS methodology on available geospatial data about designated areas.