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Time:: 11:09
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 21 Jul 2009

Climate change, adaptation is vital

Climate change is one of the biggest environmental, social and economic threats our planet currently faces. Profound changes are about to affect the mechanisms supporting life on earth, and their ... More

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Time:: 05:25
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 21 Jul 2009

Ecodriving, a cleaner and cheaper solution

These few simple, practical and free reflexes can be adopted by all drivers. With climate change increasingly in the news and oil prices hitting ever higher records, EcoDriving not only ... More

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Time:: 03:59
Author:: EEA
Published:: 02 Mar 2009

Global warning: early warnings on adaptation

Climate change is the ever growing reality faced by the inhabitants of the Arctic regions. They must adapt to the changing landscapes, increasing temperatures, disappearing species, new hunting techniques. ... More

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Time:: 03:16
Author:: EEA
Published:: 02 Dec 2008

Spreading green consumption tips in Copenhagen

Too often, people think that the responsibility for environmental problems lies solely with industry or policy makers. Yet consumers have an equally important role in environmental matters, as their everyday ... More

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Time:: 10:26
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 22 Apr 2008

Living with Climate change

Global warming is happening. Temperatures have already risen by 0.76 degrees since the industrial revolution and are projected to rise further by 1.8 - 4 degrees by the end of ... More

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Time:: 10:22
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 22 Apr 2008

Emissions trading - putting a price on carbon

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a world first and a major weapon in Europe's fight against climate change. The innovative system has turned carbon dioxide emissions into a ... More

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Time:: 08:41
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 22 Feb 2008

Capturing Carbon: A new front in the fight against climate change

Global warming is one of the biggest issues of our time. To meet the targets set for reducing CO2 emissions, it's widely accepted that new technology will play an important ... More

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Time:: 11:52
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 22 Feb 2008

Curbing CO2 emissions from road transport

Road transport generates about one fifth of the EU's CO2 emissions, with passenger cars responsible for around 12%. This makes it the second most important source of greenhouse gases. Although ... More

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Time:: 10:02
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 22 Feb 2008

Reducing climate impacts from international aviation: Europe leads the way

The European Commission is proposing legislation to bring the aviation sector into the European Union's pioneering emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) in order to control the rapid growth in CO2 ... More

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Time:: 06:43
Author:: DG Environment
Published:: 22 Feb 2008

Europe leads the fight against climate change

The Earth is rapidly getting warmer, threatening serious and even catastrophic disruption to our societies and to the natural environment on which we depend. Over the course of the 20th ... More

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Time:: 01:45
Author:: Ace & Ace Action Productions
Published:: 11 Dec 2007

Introduction of the film 'Our Arctic Challenge'

Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA), and three of her colleagues have chosen to be part of an extraordinary journey in East Greenland. They travel from ... More

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Time:: 00:47
Author:: Ace & Ace Action Productions
Published:: 26 Nov 2007

Scenery from the Greenlandic landscape

Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA), and three of her colleagues have chosen to be part of an extraordinary journey in East Greenland. They travel ... More

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Time:: 01:18
Author:: Rolf Kuchling
Published:: 18 Sep 2007

EEA celebrates Mobility Week 2007! How we fare in environmentally friendly commuting.

In celebration of the European Mobility Week, EEA staff examined its own impact on the environment with daily commuting to work. This video shows a few modes of transportation ... More

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Author:: Ann Dom
Published:: 02 Jul 2007

Prof. Jacqueline McGlade on adapting to the impacts of climate change – speech for the ESPACE initiative

In her speech, Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA), stresses the importance of imbedding climate change into planning systems and processes. ESPACE (European Spatial Planning: ... More

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Time:: 10:01
Author:: EEA
Published:: 11 Jun 2007

Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – Are we on target?

The European Union has set an objective to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Europe is currently suffering from a steady loss of biodiversity, with profound consequences for the ... More

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Time:: 03:57
Author:: EEA
Published:: 09 May 2007

“If I were President of Europe…” – just what would you do to help the environment?

Students from the Copenhagen International School answer to the question “If you were the President of Europe, what would you do to help decrease pollution and improve our environment?”. Increasing ... More

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Time:: 04:26
Author:: EEA
Published:: 25 Mar 2007

What are the environmental concerns of Europe’s future policy makers?

Curious as to how the future policy-makers and voters feel about Europe's environment, the EEA interviewed young Europeans at the first ever Youth Summit organised by the European Commission. The ... More

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Time:: 05:22
Author:: EEA
Published:: 23 Mar 2007

Celebrating Europe and its environment – past successes, future challenges. Interview with EEA’s executive director Prof. Jacqueline McGlade

2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. In this interview, EEA’s executive director Prof. Jacqueline McGlade looks back at the last 50 years of Europe’s environmental ... More

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Time:: 01:03
Published:: 02 Feb 2006

Water and hydroelectric power

Although hydroelectric power stations create power from a reusable resource, there are some concerns about their impact on water. They alter the flow and temperature regimes that destroy fish spawning ... More

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Time:: 00:56
Published:: 02 Feb 2006

Carbon uptake by forests

(This video has no audio.) The uptake of carbon from the atmosphere by natural vegetation, soils, forests and agricultural land ('terrestrial biosphere') is an important part of the carbon cycle. Carbon ... More