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- Teaming up to cut noise across Europe
The impacts of unwanted noise can range from mild disturbance to serious disease. At a prestigious ceremony in London last night, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Noise Abatement Society (NAS) announced a new European noise award, which will recognise innovative solutions to noise problems. Today, the EEA also publishes a set of guidelines on the health impacts of noise.
Date:
2010-11-10 10:00:00
- Discovering what lies beneath our feet
The Earth provides the resources that sustain our lives and economies. We extract water from underground aquifers and oil from deposits in sedimentary rock. We use sand, rocks and metals as construction materials. Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) have signed a partnership agreement to improve understanding of Europeâs geology. The deal promotes the use of geo-scientific data and knowledge sharing, helping us manage our natural resources and mitigate hazards.
Date:
2010-11-04 13:00:00
- Air pollutant emissions to exceed limits
In 2010, around half of the European Union's Member States expect to surpass one or more of the legal limits set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). The annual status report released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms that 11 countries anticipate an exceedance of their ceilings for NOx â some by more than 40 %.
Date:
2010-09-24 12:00:00
- COP10: Nature talks ended with three inter-linked goals
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity closed the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit (COP10) by adopting decisions that will permit the community of nations to meet the unprecedented challenges of the continued loss of biodiversity compounded by climate change. The European Environment Agency will continue to support Europe's policymakers in implementing the ensuing measures.
Date:
2010-11-05 12:00:00
- Biodiversity beyond 2010: deciding the way ahead
World leaders and policymakers are gathering at a major conference in Japan to debate how to halt global biodiversity loss. At this 10th Conference of the Parties (COP-10), the European Environment Agency is presenting its assessments on Europeâs biodiversity, including its new report on the EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline.
Date:
2010-10-18 11:00:00
- Deep emission cuts give the EU a head start under the Kyoto Protocol
A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that large drop in emissions seen in 2008 and 2009 gives EU-15 a head start to reach and even overachieve its 8 % reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol. Austria, Denmark and Italy, however, need to step up their current efforts until 2012 to ensure that their contribution to the common EU-15 target is delivered. The EEA report also shows that EU-27 is well on track towards achieving its 20 % reduction target by 2020.
Date:
2010-10-12 12:00:00
- Biodiversity in Europe: policy scope must be widened for effective conservation
Europe is still far from meeting its 2010 target and we risk missing future targets unless we change the way we are managing our environment. The European Environment Agencyâs new biodiversity report based on SEBI 2010 indicators assesses the state of biodiversity in Europe and makes recommendations for improving policy effectiveness.
Date:
2010-10-04 09:30:00
- Protecting Europe's cultural landscapes and biodiversity heritage
European landscapes reflect not only the continent's diverse climate and geology but also centuries of interaction between man and nature. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) study reviews this interplay, highlighting the main threats to this rich heritage and initiatives to protect it.
Date:
2010-09-27 09:24:06
- European Mobility Week 2010: travel smarter, live better
Widespread and increasing use of motor vehicles in urban areas impacts not only human health but also the quality of life in cities. During European Mobility Week, 16â22 September, more than 1 500 cities across Europe will promote sustainable transport in urban areas and let their residents enjoy a car-free day. The European Environment Agency has tips to help you make your daily trips more environmentally friendly.
Date:
2010-09-16 10:00:00
- Recognising the true value of Europe's mountains
Mountains have contributed to shaping not only Europe's history, society and economy, but also its climate and environment. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides an in-depth analysis of populations, ecosystems, water cycles, land cover and policies in mountain areas.
Date:
2010-09-15 10:00:00
- CSI 003 - Emissions of primary particles and secondary particulate matter precursors (version 2) - Assessment published Jan 2010
Total emissions of primary particulate matter (PM10) and secondary particulate precursors (nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and ammonia (NH3)) have reduced by 45% across the EEA-32 region between 1990 and 2007. Of this reduction, 41% has taken place in the 'energy industries' sector due to the fuel-switching from coal to natural gas for electricity generation and improvements in the performance of pollution abatement equipment installed at industrial facilities. Emissions of primary PM10 particulate matter make only a small contribution to total particulate matter formation (12%) in 2007. The majority of particulate matter is formed from emissions of the secondary particulate precursors. Of the particulate-forming pollutants, reductions of SO2 that have taken place since 1990 have accounted for 60% of the overall reduction in particulate emissions, with NOx accounting for a further 30% of the observed reduction. The reduction in emissions of primary particles has accounted for only 6% of the overall reduction.
Date:
2010-01-25T23:00:00Z
- CSI 002 - Emissions of ozone precursors (version 2) - Assessment published Jan 2010
The aggregated emissions of ground-level ozone precursor pollutants (nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4)) have decreased by 39% across the EEA-32 region between 1990 and 2007. This decrease has been achieved mainly as a result of the introduction of catalytic converters for vehicles and to a lesser extent by a switch from petrol-fuelled cars to more diesel cars. Together these changes have significantly reduced emissions of NOx and CO from the road transport sector, the main source of ozone precursor emissions. The EU-27 is still some way from meeting its target to reduce emissions of two ozone precursors (NOx and NMVOC) for which emission limits exist under the NEC Directive. A number of individual Member States anticipate missing their ceilings for one or either of these two pollutants.
Date:
2010-01-25T23:00:00Z
- EEA Annual management plan 2010
Date:
2010-01-21 13:30:00
- Budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2010
Date:
2010-01-19 00:00:00
- Pharmaceuticals in the environment â Result of an EEA workshop
A decade ago, the EEA and others first drew
attention to the environmental impact of
pharmaceuticals. Since then awareness has increased
and research projects funded by the EU and others
have expanded understanding of the use, exposure,
fate, accumulation and impacts of pharmaceuticals
in the environment.
To help assess and disseminate the research findings
to date, the EEA organised an expert workshop
in January 2009. The workshop's conclusions, set
out in the present report, highlight the need for
action to improve further our understanding and
management of risks.
Date:
2010-01-13 09:46:12
- Member States reporting (Art 7) under the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation
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.
Date:
2009-11-09T00:00:00Z
- NATURILIS - Smoothed values of designated areas
The NATURILIS version 1 dataset is an application of the CORILIS methodology on available geospatial data about designated areas.
Date:
2009-11-04T00:00:00Z
- NEC Directive status report 2008
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.
Date:
2009-09-30 16:41:38
- Changing household consumption patterns in EU-10 and EU-15
Date:
2009-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Built-up areas, road network and population increases, selected EEA countries
Date:
2009-06-30T00:00:00Z
- EEA Briefing 3/2008 - Impacts of Europe's changing climate
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.
Date:
2009-01-28 01:00:00
- EEA Briefing 2/2008 - Ecosystem services - accounting for what matters
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.
Date:
2008-05-29 00:00:00
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