Environmental indicator report 2017

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In support to the monitoring of the 7th Environment Action Programme

Annual indicator report

This report gives an overview of the EU’s progress towards 29 environmental policy objectives. These are relevant to the achievement of the 7th Environment Action Programme (EAP) three key priority objectives: natural capital; resource-efficient, low-carbon economy; and people’s health and well-being.

Briefings

Priority objective 1: To protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital
Eutrophication of terrestrial ecosystems due to air pollution
Agricultural land: nitrogen balance
Urban land take
Forest utilisation
Marine fish stocks
Common birds and butterflies
EU protected species
EU protected habitats
Surface waters
Priority objective 2: To turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy
Resource efficiency
Waste generation
Recycling of municipal waste
Freshwater use
Greenhouse gas emissions
Renewable energies
Energy efficiency
Household energy consumption
Transport greenhouse gas emissions
Food consumption — animal-based protein
Environmental and labour taxation
Environmental goods and services sector: employment and value added
Environmental protection expenditure
Priority objective 3: To safeguard the Union's citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to healthand well-being
Outdoor air quality in urban areas
Air pollutant emissions
Quality of bathing waters
Number of countries that have adopted a climate change adaptation strategy/plan
Environmental noise
Consumption of hazardous chemicals
Pesticide sales

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Environmental indicator report 2016 — In support to the monitoring of the 7th Environment Action Programme This report examines if the EU and its immediate neighbours are on target to achieving by 2020 the three thematic priority objectives (natural capital; resource efficiency and low carbon economy; health and well-being) of the 7th Environment Action Programme. It does that with the help of a set of selected indicators and other information. The report also highlights the role of eco-innovation and green finance to enable meeting aspects of the resource efficiency and low carbon economy priority objective.

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Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , United Kingdom

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BISE	Biodiversity Information System for Europe
Climate-ADAPT	Climate Adaptation Platform
Copernicus In Situ	Copernicus in situ component
Copernicus Land	Copernicus land monitoring

European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register	E-PRTR
Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring	IPCHEM
Marine Water Information System for Europe	WISE-Marine
Fresh Water Information System for Europe	WISE-FreshWater

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Environmental indicator report 2017

Annual indicator report

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