Industry introduction
While industry is often portrayed as the main source of environmental problems, Europe's industrial sector has actually made more progress in reducing its environmental impact than areas such as household consumption and private transport.
This is partly because industry was the first target of environmental regulation. It is also easier to force through changes in a few thousand companies than convince hundreds of millions of people to alter their lifestyles and habits. A third factor is the growing trend away from heavy manufacturing — European industry is increasingly focusing on providing services which are generally more environmentally-friendly and smart high value-added products.
This section looks at the development of Europe's manufacturing industry, its environmental impacts, and the agreements, financial instruments, legislation, and other measures aimed at reducing the environmental pressure from industry.
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Publications
- Effectiveness of environmental taxes and charges for managing sand, gravel and rock extraction in selected EU countries
- 27 Jun 2008
- Sustainable consumption and production in South East Europe and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - Joint UNEP-EEA report on the opportunities and lessons learned
- 11 Oct 2007
- Europe's environment — The fourth assessment. Executive summary
- 10 Oct 2007
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Indicators
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CSI 015 - Progress in management of contaminated sites - Assessment published Aug 2007
- 01 Aug 2007
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WHS08 - Emissions to water of hazardous substances from urban sources - Assessment published Jul 2004
- 26 Jul 2004
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WEU08 - Emissions of organic matter - Assessment published Jul 2004
- 26 Jul 2004
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union.