Freight transport grew considerably in the EU‑28 between 2000 and 2007. A sharp fall in freight demand occurred in the years immediately following the economic downturn in 2008 and, after a limited recovery, freight volumes have since remained largely stable.
In 2015, total freight transport in the EU-28 was 9.1 % higher than in 2000, but 6.2 % below its 2007 peak . It has remained broadly stable since 2013 and increased by 1.1 % in 2015, mainly due to an increase in road freight.
Between 2014 and 2015, inland waterway transport and maritime freight transport decreased by 2.2 % and 1.1 %, respectively. Road transport increased by 2.8 % over the same period, while air and rail transport remained broadly stable.
The modal share of freight transported over land remains largely constant. It is still dominated by road transport (75 %), followed by rail (18 %) and inland waterways (6 %).
Temperature in 2015 compared to 2014
Building stronger links between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction experts is more important than ever in wake of recent devastating and extreme weather events across Europe and elsewhere. Closer cooperation, including better policy alignment, will be crucial to reduce the impacts of weather- and climate-related hazards like floods, heatwaves, forest fires, or storm surges. Increasing coherence in actions and using innovative methods can improve the handling of these events, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today.
Enhancing coherence of the knowledge base, policies and practices.
The report assesses current practices and level of know-how, and highlights emerging innovative tools national, regional and local authorities are using to tackle the impacts of weather- and climate-related hazards.
This report takes a food system approach to analyse
European production, consumption and trade of food,
and associated environmental and human health aspects.
Understanding the patterns, processes and actors involved
allows for more coherent and effective policy interventions to
reduce environmental pressures along the value chain, with
potential co-benefits to human health and well-being.
The report addresses both terrestrial and aquatic food
production and goes beyond the environmental impact
and economic performance of agriculture and fisheries.
The focus is on long-term sustainability objectives, as laid
down in the 2050 vision of the Seventh Environment Action
Programme and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Making Europe’s production, consumption and trade in food environmentally sustainable is possible, but it will require a major shift in public attitudes, policies and knowledge and seizing current opportunities for change, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today.
Accumulated ozone exposure values for crops, over a threshold of 40 parts per billion (AOT40c), increase from northern Europe to the southern Mediterranean countries.
The gradient of the accumulated ozone exposure values for forests, over a threshold of 40 parts per billion (AOT40f), is similar to that of the AOT40c (crops). AOT40f increases from northern Europe to reach the highest values in the countries around the Mediterranean.
Observed concentrations of O3 in 2015. The map shows the 93.2 percentile of the O3 maximum daily 8-hour mean, representing the 26th highest value in a complete series. It is related to the O3 target value, allowing 25 exceedances over the 120-μg/m3 threshold. At sites marked with red and dark-red dots, the 26th highest daily O3 concentration exceeded the 120-μg/m3 threshold, implying an exceedance of the target value threshold. Only stations with more than 75 % of valid data have been included in the map.
Observed concentrations of lead in 2015. The map shows the lead annual mean concentrations. The red and dark red dots indicate stations with exceedances of the annual limit value (0.5 µg/m3). Only stations with more than 14 % of valid data have been included in the map.
The map represents the interpolated concentrations of PM2.5 (annual mean) combining monitoring data at regional and urban background stations with results from the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) chemical transport model and other supplementary data.
The map represents the interpolated concentrations of PM10 (annual mean) combining monitoring data at regional and urban background stations with results from the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) chemical transport model and other supplementary data.
The map represents the interpolated concentrations of NO2 (annual mean) combining monitoring data at monitoring stations with results from the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) chemical transport model and other supplementary data.
The map represents the interpolated concentrations of O3 (SOMO35) combining monitoring data at regional and urban background stations with results from the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) chemical transport model and other supplementary data.
Observed concentrations of nickel in 2015. The map shows the Ni annual mean concentrations. The red and dark-red dots indicate stations with concentrations exceeding the target value (20 ng/m3). Only stations with more than 14 % of valid data have been included in the map.
The Air quality in Europe report series from the EEA presents regular assessments of Europe's air pollutant emissions,
concentrations and their associated impacts on health and the environment.
Most people living in European cities are exposed to poor air quality. Latest estimates by the European Environment Agency (EEA), released today, show that fine particulate matter continues to cause the premature death of more than 400 000 Europeans annually. Road transport, agriculture, power plants, industry and households are the biggest emitters of air pollutants in Europe.
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