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Energy introduction
Energy gives personal comfort and mobility to people, and is essential for the generation of industrial, commercial and societal wealth. On the other hand, energy production and consumption place considerable pressures on the environment (including heat and electricity production, oil refining and its final use in households, services, industry and transport). These pressures include the emission of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, land-use, waste generation and oil spills. They contribute to climate change, damage natural ecosystems and the man-made environment, and cause adverse effects to human health.
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Highlights
- Business as usual not an option for the energy system
- 20 Nov 2008
- How to optimise the use of bioenergy for Europe’s climate efforts
- 12 Nov 2008
- High potential to cut air pollution from Europe's power plants
- 05 May 2008
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Upcoming events
- CRC Compliance: successful strategies to implement the carbon reduction commitment in your organisation
- 25 Nov 2009 - 25 Nov 2009, Hammersmith, London
- World renewable energy technology congress & Expo-2010
- 03 Mar 2010 - 05 Mar 2010, New Delhi, India
- 3rd Nordic Biogas Conference
- 10 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010, Youngsgaten 11, Oslo, Norway
Green tips
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union.