http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 5. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/water-resources-quantity-and-flows?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Europe's freshwaters are affected by water scarcity, droughts, floods and physical modifications. Many water bodies are at risk of failing to meet the aim of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) to achieve good status by 2015. Future policies should encourage demand management through actions such as increasing water efficiency. In addition, water management will benefit from applying an ecosystems perspective, using floodplains and groundwater aquifers for storing water, and making room (space) for rivers. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change water supply wetland water engineering project bioenergy crops hydropower agriculture water resources water footprint thematic assessment over-abstraction flood cooling Water Framework Directive renewable energy freshwater ecosystems water quantity policy integration global warming water flow drought tourism land use change SOER2010 water scarcity ecosystem groundwater 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2008_6?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts household energy consumption cooling green tax energy production impact energy production emissions air pollution emission trading scheme renewable energy energy mix heating sustainability greenhouse gas emission sustainable energy production environmental taxes energy efficiency security of energy supply energy price EU ETS energy policy 2008-11-20T12:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/energy/multimedia/sustainable-cooling-helps-fight-global-warming?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic In Europe, summer heat waves are becoming harder to bear. The demand for air conditioning is on the rise, especially in office buildings. Yet buildings alone represent 40% of the EU's energy consumption, and air conditioning accounts for a significant part of it. In addition, air conditioning produces greenhouse gas emissions, aggravating global warming and putting at risk European climate protection commitments. The solution: reduce the energy requirements of existing air conditioning systems and change the way buildings are designed and used to achieve sustainable summer comfort without active cooling. No publisher ghicaale solar energy buildings energy consumption energy audit climate change central heating energy efficient buildings energy certification global warming cooling technological innovation passive house energy efficiency green technology green architecture air conditioning 2008-07-14T14:20:20+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/trends-in-household-energy-consumption-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The left figure shows the energy consumption for air conditioning per m2 for the stock average The right figure shows the reversed trends with an increasing electricity consumption of air conditioning. No publisher iverscar 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). household energy consumption cooling None EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/household-energy-consumption-for-cooling?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure shows the energy consumption for cooling per m2 for selected countries No publisher iverscar 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). household energy consumption cooling air conditioning dwellings None EEAFigure