Publications

Coming home to roost!

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:55:00 +0200

A story in the "Our Natural Europe" series

Nets, nature and national parks

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:55:00 +0200

A story in the "Our Natural Europe" series

Wolf, bird and bread!

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:55:00 +0200

A story in the "Our Natural Europe" series

EEA Signals 2013 - Every breath we take

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:09:46 +0200

Improving air quality in Europe: Signals 2013 focuses on Europe’s air. This year’s edition tries to explain the current state of air quality in Europe, where they come from, how air pollutants form, and how they affect our health and the environment. It also gives an overview of the way we build our knowledge on air, and how we tackle air pollution through a wide range of policies and measures.

Reducing air pollution from electricity-generating large combustion plants in the European Union

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:55:00 +0200

An assessment of potential emission reductions of NOX, SO2 and dust - This report presents an assessment of the hypothetical emission reduction potential of NOx, SO2 and dust from more than 1 500 of Europes large combustion plants that operated in 2009. Emissions of these air pollutants could be significantly lower if all plants were to meet the emission limit values as set out in European Union legislation.

EEA Annual report 2012 and Environmental statement 2013

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:25:27 +0200

Overview/summary of EEA activities in 2012

Air Implementation Pilot - Lessons learnt from the implementation of air quality legislation at urban level

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:45:00 +0200

Almost three quarters of Europeans live in cities. The air quality in our cities is therefore of significant importance to the health of Europeans. Considerable progress has been made in the past twenty years in improving urban air quality, but issues remain. A number of different air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, and ozone remain above regulated levels, posing a threat to human health. This report describes a European pilot project to help identify and address the reasons underlying this 'gap' in implementation of air quality policy in 12 European cities, and thereby draw lessons of wider relevance.

Environment and human health

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:15:00 +0200

Human health and well‑being are intimately linked to environmental quality. This has been recognised for decades amongst policymakers in Europe, and most recently appears as a cornerstone in the European Commission's proposal for the 7th Environment Action Programme. This report, produced jointly by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), outlines a number of environmental issues with a direct influence on people's health and well-being and is a follow-up and update to the 2005 EEA/JRC report.

Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2011 and inventory report 2013

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:00:00 +0200

This report is the annual submission of the greenhouse gas inventory of the European Union to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. It presents greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2011 for EU-27, EU-15, individual Member States and economic sector.

Understanding pollutant emissions from Europe's cities

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:00 +0200

Highlights from the EU Air Implementation Pilot project: This brochure, produced by the EEA, summarises findings on local scale emission inventories from the EU Air Implementation Pilot project. It also highlights sources of information and guidance for those compiling city inventories.

NEC Directive status report 2012

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:00 +0200

Reporting by the Member States under Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants

Results and lessons from implementing the Water Assets Accounts in the EEA area

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:29 +0200

These are the first EU-level water accounts that display water balances at monthly and sub-basin levels. EEA developed these accounts in the hope that the many data gaps and methodological imperfections will be ironed out in the future.

European bathing water quality in 2012

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:00 +0200

This report provides a comprehensive synopsis of the quality of bathing waters in the Member States of the European Union in the 2012 bathing season. It thereby gives an indication of the areas where the quality of bathing is expected to be good if not excellent during 2013. The report also shows the evolution of bathing water quality from 1990 to 2012.

Adaptation in Europe - Addressing risks and opportunities from climate change in the context of socio-economic developments

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:32 +0200

This report provides policymakers across Europe, at different levels of governance and stages of policy formulation, with information that can be used to support adaptation planning and implementation. Specific parts of the report are therefore targeted at different audiences.

Monitoring CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in the EU: summary of data for 2012

EEA (European Environment Agency) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:30:00 +0200

The EEA has collected EU Member States' data on passenger car registrations, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 443/2009. All Member States reported information on Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the mass of cars, together with other vehicle characteristics. This data was used to evaluate the performance in 2012 of the new vehicle fleet, and its progress toward meeting the CO2 emissions target of 130 grams of CO2 per kilometre (gCO2/km) by 2015. The current dataset is provisional, and will now be sent for verification to all car manufacturers responsible for cars registered in the EU in 2012.

Publications

Coming home to roost!

Nets, nature and national parks

Wolf, bird and bread!

EEA Signals 2013 - Every breath we take

Reducing air pollution from electricity-generating large combustion plants in the European Union

EEA Annual report 2012 and Environmental statement 2013

Air Implementation Pilot - Lessons learnt from the implementation of air quality legislation at urban level

Environment and human health

Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990- 2011 and inventory report 2013

Understanding pollutant emissions from Europe's cities

NEC Directive status report 2012

Results and lessons from implementing the Water Assets Accounts in the EEA area

European bathing water quality in 2012

Adaptation in Europe - Addressing risks and opportunities from climate change in the context of socio-economic developments

Monitoring CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in the EU: summary of data for 2012

Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2011 and inventory report 2013