http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/changing-environmental-governance-in-a?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Climate change, growing consumption and urbanisation, spiralling resource use and new health risks are just some of the global pressures the world will face in the 21st Century. These are the findings from the Assessment of Global Megatrends, launched in November 2010 as part of the State and Outlook of the European Environment Report (SOER) and now published in a new book version. No publisher girliar non-state actors global governance global megatrends governance Environmental policy resources pollution 2011-07-22T11:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/complex-challenges-in-an-interconnected-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic One of the main conclusions in EEA's flagship report, SOER 2010, appears obvious: 'environmental challenges are complex and can't be understood in isolation'. No publisher jaeglmar global megatrends signals2011 global green economy globalisation 2011-07-05T14:10:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/urban-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Did you know? A city affects a large area outside its own boundaries. For example, London alone is thought to need an area of almost 300 times its geographical size to satisfy its demands and to dispose of its waste and emissions. (SOER 2010) No publisher jaeglmar urban urbanisation global megatrends Signals2011 urban planning urban environment Cities urban area urban lifestyle 2011-07-05T13:47:07+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/globalisation-environment-and-you?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic New EEA report highlights connectivity between global issues No publisher stanhibe resource use resource sustainable consumption consumption global megatrends signals2011 sustainability waste globalisation resources 2011-06-28T09:00:00+01:00 Press Release http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/signals-2011-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The European Environment Agency (EEA) publishes Signals each year, providing snapshot stories on issues of interest to the environmental policy debate and the wider public in the coming year. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) energy consumption natural resources consumption global megatrends Signals2011 sustainability chemicals health forest urban environment forest ecosystem globalisation pollution 2011-06-28T10:00:00+02:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/unep-report-maps-the-pathways?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The EEA welcomes the publication today of UNEP's report 'Pathways to a green economy'. It represents a valuable contribution to the current debate on moving the world to a sustainable path in the 21st century. No publisher stanhibe soer2010 ecosystem resilience green economy natural resources global megatrends sustainability resource efficiency 2011-02-21T01:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/synthesis/synthesis/key-messages/key-message-6-2014-soer-synthesis?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Links between the state of Europe's environment and various global megatrends imply increasing systemic risks. Many key drivers of change are highly interdependent and likely to unfold over decades rather than years. These interdependencies and trends, many of them outside Europe's direct influence, will have significant consequences and potential risks for the resilience and sustainable development of Europe's economy and society. Better knowledge of the linkages and associated uncertainties will be essential. No publisher jaeglmar global megatrends SOER2010 2011-01-28T11:50:26+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/potential-climatic-tipping-elements?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Tipping elements are regional-scale features of the climate that could exhibit threshold-type behaviour in response to human-driven climate change – that is, a small amount of climate change at a critical point could trigger an abrupt and/or irreversible shift in the tipping element. The consequences of such shifts for societies and ecosystems are likely to be severe. Question marks indicate systems whose status as tipping elements is particularly uncertain. There are other potential tipping elements that are missing from the map, for example shallow-water coral reefs (Veron et al. 2009) threatened in part by ocean acidification No publisher Blaz Kurnik EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). SOER2010 global megatrends climate change thematic assessment world understanding climate change synthesis 2011-01-12T18:32:51+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/growing-relevance-of-non-state-actors?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This bar graphic shows the number of NGOs enjoying advisory status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) from 40 countries in 1948 to 3187 countries in 2008. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 global megatrends NGO non-governmental global governance ECOSOC UN governance political megatrends world 2010-12-17T14:25:12+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/international-spread-of-environmental-policies?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure compares the proliferation of twenty-three environmental policy innovations between 1945 and 2005 across 43 OECD and Central Eastern European Countries. The colours represent adoption levels from dark blue (less than 4 countries adopting the policy) to brown (more than 40 countries adopting it). The policies are ranked by adoption rate between start year and 2005 (fastest spreading policies first). No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 global megatrends global governance governance environmental political megatrends policy world 2010-12-17T14:23:38+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/environmental-agreements-since-1900?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This horizontal bar graphic shows the numbers of bilateral (left-hand axis) and multilateral (right-hand axis) environmental agreements started each year since 1900. It distinguishes original agreements and protocols (darker orange). No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 environmental megatrends global megatrends governance environmental agreements world protocols pollution 2010-12-17T14:17:02+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/production-of-chemicals?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The bar graphic compares current (2005) and projected (2015 and 2030) chemicals production for 3 world regions in USD. The map precise the regions considered: OECD countries (darker blue), BRIICS countries (red), and rest of the world (pale blue). No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 environmental megatrends global megatrends industry chemicals world pollution 2010-12-17T14:14:34+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/emissions-of-selected-air-pollutants?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The 2 line graphics show SO2 and NOx emission trends from 1970 to 2050 according to 4 scenarios: the baseline, Global PP, OECD+BRIC PP, Global PP No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 environmental megatrends air pollution global megatrends SO2 NOx world pollution 2010-12-17T14:11:29+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/particulate-matter-pollution?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 2 comparable maps showing current (2000) and projected (2030) PM10 regional concentrations (population weighted). No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 PM10 environmental megatrends air pollution global megatrends particulate matter world pollution 2010-12-17T13:19:17+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/the-nitrogen-cycle?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Global scheme of nitrogen cycle, showing major nitrogen reservoirs (atmosphere, soil and living organisms), major processes (nitrification, denitrification, nitrogen fixation, assimilation etc.) and actors (plants, animals, bacteria, human beings). No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 environmental megatrends fertilization global megatrends nitrogen world cycle agriculture pollution 2010-12-17T13:18:05+02:00 EEAFigure