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Environmental issue report No 30
Although concentrations of phosphorus decreased in both the EU and the accession countries during the 1990s, nitrate concentrations remained relatively unchanged.
Energy consumption in the European Union is rising, mainly because of transport growth, energy efficiency is improving only slowly and renewable energies need to expand by at least double the current rate if targets for boosting their market shares by 2010 are to be reached
Efforts to lessen pressures on Europe's environment are making uneven progress while pressure is continuing to grow on some natural resources, especially fish stocks and land, the European Environment Agency's latest annual assessment shows
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